All issues > Volume 33(6); 1990

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1990;33(6):864-869. Published online June 30, 1990.

A Case of Aplastic Anemia Following hepatitis.

Gae Soon Yeo¹, Doo Kweon Kim¹, Chul Ho Kim¹, Soon Yong Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Inje University, Pusan Paik Hospital, Pusan Korea

Received: December 1, 1989;  Accepted: February 14, 1990.

Abstract

We experienced a case of aplastic anemia following hepatitis in a 4-year-old girl. Pancytopenia was developed during the convalescent period of hepatitis, and it was getting worse, while serial data of liver function test showed improvement. We tried a methylprednisolone pulse therapy, and about 7 months after treatment the CBC findings returned completely normal. She has enjoyed her healthy life during follow-up of over 2 years since recovery. A brief review of related literatures was also made.

Keywords :Aplastic anemia, Hepatitis, Methylprednisolone pulse therapy