Diphenylhydantoin-induced pure red cell aplasia
Rusia, U.; Malhotra, P.; Joshi, P.
Journal of the Indian Medical Association 104(1): 34-36
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5847 PMID: 16850864 Document Number: 597178
Pure red cell aplasia is an uncommon complication of diphenylhydantoin therapy. It has not been reported in Indian literature. Awareness of the entity helps in establishing the cause of anaemia in these patients and alerts the physicians to the need of comprehensive haematological monitoring in these patients. A case of 58-year-old male who developed pure red cell aplasia following three months of diphenylhydantoin therapy is reported here.