Sustained remission of immune-mediated red cell aplasia in a child after intravenous administration of gamma globulin

J Pediatr. 1994 Sep;125(3):403-5. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(05)83285-8.

Abstract

A 4-year-old white boy with immune-mediated red cell aplasia and severe anemia was given high intravenous doses of gamma-globulin. The therapy was well tolerated and followed by complete resolution of the inhibition of erythropoiesis with no recurrence of disease. Eight months after discontinuation of treatment, the patient has a normal complete blood cell count.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bone Marrow / pathology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells / pathology
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intravenous
  • Male
  • Red-Cell Aplasia, Pure / immunology*
  • Red-Cell Aplasia, Pure / pathology
  • Red-Cell Aplasia, Pure / therapy*
  • Remission Induction
  • gamma-Globulins / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • gamma-Globulins