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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(1):81-85. Published online January 31, 1983.

A Case of Aplastic Anemia Following Hepatitis.

Chul Ho Lee¹, Hyo Jyung Kim¹, Hye Kyung Lee¹, Soon Jae Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics，Han II Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

A case of aplastic anemia following hepatitis is presented. A 13-year-old boy was admitted due to unexpected bleeding manifestations after recovery from hepatitis. There was marked pancytpenia and examiation of bone marrow revealed remarkable hypoplasia. His clinical course became worsened despite antibiotics, multiple transfusions and therapy with corticosteroid, oxymetholone. Related literatures are also briefly reviewed.

Keywords :Aplastic anemia; Hepatitis