A Case of Severe Thrombocytopenia Due to Parvovirus B19 Virus

Yildiz Yildirmak Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

Sabri Kemahli Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

Nejat Akar Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

Zümrüt Uysal Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

Şükrü Cin Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

Ayten Arcasoy Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

Abstract

A 9-year-old girl admitted with generalized skin, mucosa, and genitourinary system bleeding had anemia and thrombocytopenia. Her bone marrow was normocellular. Parvovirus B19 IgM and IgG were positive. An absence of reticulocytopenia suggested that the virus affected only the megakaryocytic cell line and the anemia was due to generalized bleeding resulting from thrombocytopenia. Intravenous immunoglobulin treatment was instituted. On the tenth day of hospitalization the patient recovered from anemia and thrombocytopenia. IgM antibodies disappeared.

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