Specialty hematology ICD-9-CM 284.8 eMedicine med/1967 | ICD-10 D60 DiseasesDB 29063 MeSH D012010 | |
Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) or erythroblastopenia refers to a type of anemia affecting the precursors to red blood cells but not to white blood cells. In PRCA, the bone marrow ceases to produce red blood cells. The condition has been first described by Paul Kaznelson in 1922.
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Causes
Causes of PRCA include:
Treatment
PRCA is considered an autoimmune disease as it will respond to immunosuppressant treatment such as ciclosporin in many patients, though this approach is not without risk.
It has also been shown to respond to treatments with Rituximab and Tacrolimus.
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