Which of the following drugs is not associated with pure red cell aplasia?
High-Yield Explanation
c. Erythropoietin(Ref: Nelson's 20/e p 2362-2371, Ghai 8/e p 345-347)Classification of pure red cell aplasiaAcquired* Self-limited: Transient erythroblastopenia of childhood* Thymoma* Hereditary: Congenital pure red cell aplasia (Diamond- Blackfan syndrome)Q* Lymphomas: Hodgkin's, or Non Hodgkin's, large granular Lymphoma* Paraneoplastic to solid tumors* Connective tissue disorders: SLE, JRA, RA* Virus: Parvovirus B19Q, hepatitis, HTLV, EBV* Drugs: phenytoin, azathioprine, chloramphenicol, isoniazid* Post ABO incompatible transplantQ