transient aplastic crisis
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transient aplastic crisis (TAC),
temporary suppression of erythropoiesis, due usually to viral infection (e.g., Parvovirus B-19); may be particularly severe in people with hemolytic anemias (e.g., sickle cell disease, thalassemia, hereditary spherocytosis).
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transient aplastic crisis
Abbreviation: TACA serious complication of infection with human parvovirus B-19 infection in patients with chronic hemolytic anemia such as sickle cell disease. This virus causes erythema infectiosum.
See: erythema infectiosumSee also: crisis
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