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. 1986 Sep;39(9):1019–1020. doi: 10.1136/jcp.39.9.1019

Parvovirus infection associated with aplastic crisis in a patient with HEMPAS.

N C West, R E Meigh, M Mackie, M J Anderson
PMCID: PMC500204  PMID: 3020093

Abstract

An aplastic crisis associated with parvovirus infection occurred in a patient suffering from hereditary erythrocytic multinuclearity associated with a positive acidified (Hams) test (HEMPAS). This case emphasises that any patient who has a shortened red cell survival is susceptible to an aplastic crisis induced by parvovirus.

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