Cutaneous allergic reaction correlates with anti‐erythropoietin antibodies in dialysis patient developing pure red cell aplasia |
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| Authors: | Iuliana Badiu Davide Diena Giuseppe Guida Carlo Ferrando Davide Rapezzi Luca Besso |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Mauriziano Hospital, University Department of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Torino Italy ; 2. Clinical Department of Nephrology, Santa Croce e Carle Cuneo Hospital, Cuneo Italy ; 3. Clinical Department of Allergology and Respiratory Physiopathology, Santa Croce e Carle Cuneo Hospital, Cuneo Italy ; 4. Clinical Department of Haematology, Santa Croce e Carle Cuneo Hospital, Cuneo Italy |
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| Abstract: | We describe a case of concomitant erythropoietin allergy and resistance with a possible IgE and IgG‐mediated immune response, in which the local allergic cutaneous symptoms preceded the antibody‐mediated anemia. |
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| Keywords: | allergy tests, anti‐ erythropoietin antibodies, erythropoetin allergy, pure red cell aplasia |
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