Management of thymoma‐associated pure red cell aplasia: A novel use of blood substitute HBOC‐201 in a Jehovah’s Witness

Abstract Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome occasionally associated with thymomas. Here, we report on the first ever use of a bovine hemoglobin‐based oxygen carrier, HBOC‐201 (HbO2 Therapeutics LLC; Hemopure®, Waltham, MA) for the supportive management of pure red cell ap...

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Main Authors: Maria M. Rubinstein, Cheryl Goss, Scott T. Avecilla, Gregory P. Dubé, Gregory J. Riely, Jodi V. Mones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-02-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2626