Table 3. Treatment and outcome of the patients.

	Patient 1	Patient 2	Patient 3
Treatment	IVIG infusion, decreased immunosuppression, 3 units PRBC transfusion	IVIG infusion, decreased immunosuppression, 4 units PRBC transfusion	IVIG infusion, decreased immunosuppression, 2 units PRBC transfusion
Hb posttreatment (g/dL)	12.1	13.1	11.5
Cr posttreatment (mg/dL)	1.19	1.15	1.3
Sustained Hb improvement	After 4 wk	After 4 wk	After 12 wk
Recurrences	No	No	Yes, one recurrence. treated similarly
Allograft dysfunction	Transient	Transient	No
Outcome	Anemia resolved, no allograft dysfunction, viral titers decreased on follow-up, patient is still on routine immunosuppression protocol because of his history of acute rejection	Anemia resolved, no allograft dysfunction, viral serology became negative on follow-up. Patient is on a reduced dose of immunosuppression as the infection	Anemia resolved, no allograft dysfunction, viral IgM serology became negative. Patient is on a reduced dose of immunosuppression since the infection

Abbreviations: Cr, creatinine; Hb, hemoglobin; IgM, immunoglobulin M; IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulin; PRBC, packed red blood cells.