Anaemia in lung transplant patient caused by parvovirus B19

Authors
Kariyawasam, HH Gyi, KM Hodson, ME Cohen, BJ
Citation
Hh. Kariyawasam et al., Anaemia in lung transplant patient caused by parvovirus B19, THORAX, 55(7), 2000, pp. 619-620
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","da verificare
Journal title
THORAX
ISSN journal
00406376 → ACNP
Volume
55
Issue
7
Year of publication
2000
Pages
619 - 620
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-6376(200007)55:7<619:AILTPC>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The case history is presented of a lung transplant patient who developed pr olonged parvovirus B19 infection with severe transfusion dependent anaemia. The patient was treat:ed with intravenous immunoglobulin after which the h aemoglobin rose, together with a reticulocytosis. The patient then remained transfusion free and the virus cleared more than three months after the in itial immunoglobulin treatment. The clinical and social implications for th is group of patients are discussed.