Anemia with erythroid hyperplasia: An unusual presentation associated with parvovirus infection

Kriti Chauhan; Nikhil Shandilya; Varun Hatwal

doi:10.4103/ijh.ijh_13_19

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Year : 2019 | Volume : 8 | Issue : 2 | Page : 87-89

Anemia with erythroid hyperplasia: An unusual presentation associated with parvovirus infection

Kriti Chauhan¹, Nikhil Shandilya², Varun Hatwal³
¹ Department of Pathology, Kriti Chauhan, Consultant Pathologist, Polo Labs, Ivy Hospital, Panchkula, Haryana, India
² Department of Critical Care, Nikhil Shandilya, Intensivist, Alchemist Hospital, Panchkula, Haryana, India
³ Department of Pathology, Varun Hatwal, Chief Technical Officer, Polo Labs, Ivy Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, India

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Kriti Chauhan
Ivy Hospital, MDC Sector 5, Panchkula - 134 114, Haryana
India

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/ijh.ijh_13_19

Most of the patients with parvovirus B19 infection manifest with anemia and erythroid hypoplasia in bone marrow when the immunity of host is not competent enough to kill the virus like in posttransplant patients on immunosuppressive drugs and immunodeficiency syndromes. Herein, we present a case of parvovirus infection in an immunocompetent patient presenting with anemia, showing erythroid hyperplasia with hemophagocytosis in bone marrow, and also discuss the pathogenesis with review of literature in such a rare presentation.

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