A Case Report on Acquired Pure Red Cell Aplasia in a Patient of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Abstract

Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) is a clinical syndrome defined by the absence of mature erythroid precursors in another wise normocellular bone marrow. PRCA is considered to be an extra articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis and is very rare cause of anemia in Rheumatoid Arthritis with only very few cases reported till now. Herein we report a case of 52 year old female with long standing untreated seropositive arthritis who presented to us with severe symptomatic anemia. After proper work up including bone marrow examination, her findings were consistent with pure red cell aplasia.