A Case of Congenital Hypoplastic Anemia. |
Jae Wook Lee1, Soon Ok Kang1, Jee Sung Kim1, Im Ju Kang1, Seh Yoon Jeong2 |
1Department of Pediatrics, Fatima Hospital, Taegu, Korea 2Department of Clinical Pathology , Fatima Hospital, Taegu, Korea |
Congenital Hypoplastic Anemia 1례 |
이재욱1, 강순옥1, 김지성1, 강임주1, 정세윤2 |
1대구파티마병원 소아과 2대구파티마병원 임상병리과 |
Received: 20 October 1988 • Accepted: 24 November 1988 |
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Abstract |
We observed a case of congenital hypoplastic anemia in a 6 months old female patient who was
admitted because of severe anemia & failure to thrive and diagnosed through bone marrow aspiration.
This patient had reticulocytopenia & increased M:E ratio (57.5:1).
His hematologic improvement was followed by administration of prednisone.
A brief review of related literature was made. |
Key Words:
Congenital hypoplastic anemia, reticulocytopenia. |