Bronchocentric granulomatosis developed in a patient with previously diagnosed pure red cell aplasia and lymphadenopathy. There was an excellent response to corticosteroid treatment. An immunological pathogenesis common to bronchocentric granulomatosis and pure red cell aplasia is suggested.

Correspondence MEDICALTJOSRNAL 559 Acquired Pure Red Cell Aplasia SIR,-May we make the following observation about your article on acquired pure red cell aplasia and its treatment with steroids (6 April, p. 3) ? A pure red cell aplasia that responded to riboflavine or prednisone has been described in African adults and in children with marasmus and kwashiorkor.' In marasmus and kwashiorkor an e...

INTRODUCTION Pure red cell aplasia due to anti-epoetin antibodies is a known complication of epoetin therapy for anemia due to chronic kidney disease. This disease has not previously been well described in the setting of therapy for chronic hepatitis C virus infection. While treatment for pure red cell aplasia due to anti-epoetin antibodies is usually with immunosuppressive therapy such as calc...

Background: Germ cell aplasia is a type of azoospermia characterized by hormonal abnormalities as well as histopathological features. Objective: To assess hormonal and histological aspects of germ cell aplasia among infertile men in Gaza Strip. Materials and methods: A total of 375 infertile men visiting the Specialized Medical Centers in Gaza strip were subjected for testicular biopsy. Out of ...

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Pure red-cell aplasia is an isolated disorder of erythropoiesis that leads to the pment of severe, isolated anemia. In chronic kidney disease patients treated with n erythropoiesis stimulating agent (ESA), development of anti-erythropoietin antibodies s one of the leading causes of pure red-cell aplasia. It requires to stop treatment with ESA, but in the vast majority of cases immunosuppressive...

The pathogenesis of diphenylhydantoin-induced pure red cell aplasia was investigated in the case of a 32-year-old man who developed pure red cell aplasia while he was under treatment with diphenylhydantoin. The patient’s serum lgG purified from serum drawn at the time of diagnosis suppressed normal allogeneic marrow colonyforming (CFU-E) and burst-forming (BFU-E) and autologous blood BFU-E grow...

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