Severe Anemia in a Child With Newly Diagnosed Celiac Disease and Suspected Parvovirus B19-Associated Erythroid Suppression
Lena Sarhan, Serina B. Beydoun, Bulent Ozgonenel, Ali G. Saad, Sara Evans, Tony Lulgjuraj · 2026
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Lena Sarhan and colleagues present, in 2026, a five-year-old boy whose severe anaemia had two roots. The boy had fresh celiac disease, a gluten-driven gut illness that often causes mild anaemia through poor uptake. His blood counts fell far past the usual range, which sent doctors hunting further. Tests found parvovirus B19, a germ that can halt red cell making.
His marrow had stopped making red cells, a state called pure red cell aplasia. The virus likely lingered because untreated celiac disease had weakened his nutrition and defences. Transfusion-level anaemia in such a child is rare. The authors warn teams to look past diet gaps when anaemia runs severe.
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| CREATOR | Lena Sarhan, Serina B. Beydoun, Bulent Ozgonenel, Ali G. Saad, Sara Evans, Tony Lulgjuraj |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 9668 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |