SUSTAINED REMISSION OF IMMUNE-MEDIATED RED-CELL APLASIA IN A CHILD AFTER INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION OF GAMMA-GLOBULIN

Authors
MARSEGLIA GL MARCHI A ZECCA M PEDRAZZOLI P LOCATELLI F
Citation
Gl. Marseglia et al., SUSTAINED REMISSION OF IMMUNE-MEDIATED RED-CELL APLASIA IN A CHILD AFTER INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION OF GAMMA-GLOBULIN, The Journal of pediatrics, 125(3), 1994, pp. 403-405
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
The Journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223476
Volume
125
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
403 - 405
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(1994)125:3<403:SROIRA>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
A 4-year-old white boy with immune-mediated red cell aplasia and sever e anemia was given high intravenous doses of gamma-globulin. The thera py was well tolerated and followed by complete resolution of the inhib ition of erythropoiesis with no recurrence of disease. Eight months af ter discontinuation of treatment, the patient has a normal complete bl ood cell count.