Sickle Cell Anemia Case Report Focuses on Viral Infection in 2 Brothers
In sickle cell anemia (SCA), infection with the erythrovirus B19 (B19V) is known to cause transient aplastic crises, in which production of red blood cells (RBCs) in the bone marrow fails. In this study, researchers describe the clinical course and lab tests of two brothers with sickle cell disease who had the infection.