A patient with a previously compensated hereditary spherocytosis has a severe drop in hemoglobin after a parvovirus infection. This represents what type of crisis?
a. Megaloblastic
b. Hemolytic
c. Aplastic
d. Anemic
ANS: C
After some viral infections, particularly with parvovirus B19 that invades developing red cells and inhibits their growth, a severe drop in hemoglobin can occur. This is termed an aplastic crisis.
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