Vol. 5 (02) pp. 2299-2301 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3409

APLASTIC CRISIS CAUSED BY PARVOVIRUS B19 IN AN ADULT PATIENT WITH SICKLE-CELL DISEASE.

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Abstract

We describe a case of aplastic crisis caused by parvovirus B19 in an adult sickle-cell patient presenting with Fever, abdominal pain and headache. Reticulocytopenia in patients with Sickle-cell disease suggests B19 infection where Anti-B19 IgM and IgG were detected

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Mashaiel Al Hajri, Israa Alaithan, Mona Al Hammad and Wejdan Al Omran. (2017); APLASTIC CRISIS CAUSED BY PARVOVIRUS B19 IN AN ADULT PATIENT WITH SICKLE-CELL DISEASE., International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR), 5 (02), 2299-2301, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3409

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