Expanding on my Dr. House routine, I thought of another possibility. PRCA can be caused by, Fifth Disease, a common childhood disease most of us get but most never even know we have. It is caused by Human Parvo Virus B19. One of the rare symptoms of B19, is PRCA, but it usually is temporary.
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Dallas, Texas - Age 81 - Pure Red Cell Aplasia began March 2005 - Tried IVIG - Then cyclosporine and prednisone. Then Danazol, was added. Then only Danazol . HG reached 16.3 March 2015. Taken off all meds. Facebook PRCA group https://www.facebook.com/groups/PureRedCellAplasia/
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