Thread: New to pure red cell aplasia
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Old Wed Dec 31, 2014, 05:31 PM
triumphe64 triumphe64 is offline
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Originally Posted by Fana View Post
I am very curious to know how does one get this parvovirus? On day 47+ after the transplant my son's hb was falling with 0 rectic count his transplant team said he has got PRCA and give IVIG for two days.after a week his rectic count started to increase.
Parvoviris B19 is also known as Fifth Disease. It is one of the common childhood diseases that cause a rash. Most people get it but have few symptoms. It is not the same as the disease of a similar name that dogs get.

http://www.cdc.gov/parvovirusB19/about-parvovirus.html
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Dallas, Texas - Age 81 - Pure Red Cell Aplasia began March 2005 - Tried IVIG - Then cyclosporine and prednisone. Then Danazol, was added. Then only Danazol . HG reached 16.3 March 2015. Taken off all meds. Facebook PRCA group https://www.facebook.com/groups/PureRedCellAplasia/
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