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Parvovirus: Uncommon Causes of Anemia and Kidney Failure in a Kidney Transplant Patient Publisher



Yarmohamadi M1 ; Yaghoubi F2
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  1. 1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kowsar Hospital, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
  2. 2. Nephrology Research Center, Department of Nephrology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Nephro-Urology Monthly Published:2021


Abstract

Parvovirus is one of the uncommon causes of anemia in a kidney transplant patient. We reported a kidney transplant patient with parvovirus infection who developed severe anemia three weeks after kidney transplantation. Suspicion of infections increased due to the decrease in erythrocyte level. The patient’s anemia became normal with a decrease in the amount of immunosuppressant and treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG). Parvovirus B19 infection should be considered in all patients with persistent anemia with or without graft failure after renal transplant. © 2021, Author(s).