Management of thymoma-associated pure red cell aplasia: A novel use of blood substitute HBOC-201 in a Jehovah's Witness.
Overview
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 aplasia in a Jehovah Witness patient.
