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06/11/07 - 05:22 PM       #1

A 19 year old African American woman with sickle cell anemia has had palpitations and dizziness for 3 days. She works part-time in a daycare center. Her temperatuere is 100.5F, pulse is 110/min, and resp are 18/min. The cardiac exam is significant for a systolic murmur heard best at the apex. Her lungs are clear, and her abdominal exam is unremarkable. Lab studies reveal a hemoglobin of 6.0g/dL. A blood smear stained with Wright's stain demonstrates Howell-Jolly bodies adn the absence of reticulocytes. Which of the following is the msot likely pathogen?

A. Influenza virus
B. Parainfluenza virus
C. Parvovirus
D. Salmonella
E. Streptococcus pneumoniae




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06/11/07 - 05:38 PM       #2

Parvo virus infection leading to aplastic crisis.

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06/12/07 - 05:30 AM       #3

Yes, thats right Parvo,
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06/12/07 - 05:51 AM       #4

C. Parvovirus

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06/12/07 - 08:00 AM       #5

C.parvo

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06/22/07 - 09:02 AM       #6

parvovirus infection leading to aplastic anemia

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06/22/07 - 10:58 AM       #7

What disease does parvovirus cause in children?smiling face

(I know it's an easy one, but just remembering...)


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06/22/07 - 11:51 AM       #8

arlete wrote:
What disease does parvovirus cause in children?smiling face

(I know it's an easy one, but just remembering...)

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06/23/07 - 10:55 PM       #9

Is this aplastic anemia or pure red cell aplasia??There is no description about neutrophils and platelets so we can not say that this is aplastic anemia.

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