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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1985;28(8):829-835. Published online August 31, 1985.

Three Cases of Congenital Hypoplastic Anemia.

Heui Jeong Kwon, Myung Hyun Lee, Jung Hwan Choi, Hyo Seop Ahn, Chang Yee Hong

¹Dept, of Pediatrics,College of Medicine, Seoul National Univeristy, Seoul,Korea

Abstract

Congenital hypoplastic anemia is a rare disease characterized by aplasia or severe hypoplasia of the erythron, with onset usually at birth or during early infancy. This report presented three cases of congenital hypoplastic anemia in 3 infants with pallor and irritability which were noticed since one to three months of age. Three cases were treatsd with prednisolone and the courses of the cases are presented.

Keywords :Congenital hypoplastic anemia; Blackfan-Diamond syndrome; Congenital pure red cell aplasia