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Transient Aplastic Crisis in Hereditary Elliptocytosis

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Hereditary Elliptocytosis is a heterogeneous group of disorder with regard to clinical presentation, protein defects and mode of inheritance. Parvoviral induced transient aplastic crisis in the form of sudden onset anemia is said to be a rare manifestation of this hereditary hemolytic anemia. The authors describe a case of parvoviral induced transient aplastic crisis in a patient with hereditary elliptocytosis and review the pathogenic mechanisms of parvoviral hemolytic disease.

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The authors would like to thank Dr. Nanjunda Swamy, Head of Pediatrics Unit II & Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Bangalore and Dr. Anand Prakash, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Unit I, St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Bangalore.

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AP: drafting of the manuscript. PKK, LAV, ASS: care of the patient, drafting and final approval of the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, St. John’s Medical College and Hospital, St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Sarjapur Road, Bangalore, India

    Prasanna K. Kapavarapu & A. V. Lalitha

  2. Department of Hematology Research Unit, St. John’s Medical College and Hospital, St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Sarjapur Road, Bangalore, India

    Amal Paul

  3. Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, St. John’s Medical College and Hospital, St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Sarjapur Road, Bangalore, 560034, India

    Arun S. Shet

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Kapavarapu, P.K., Paul, A., Lalitha, A.V. et al. Transient Aplastic Crisis in Hereditary Elliptocytosis. Indian J Pediatr 79, 1666–1668 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-012-0684-1

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