Cutaneous allergic reaction correlates with anti‐erythropoietin antibodies in dialysis patient developing pure red cell aplasia

Abstract

Abstract We describe a case of concomitant erythropoietin allergy and resistance with a possible IgE and IgG‐mediated immune response, in which the local allergic cutaneous symptoms preceded the antibody‐mediated anemia.

Keywords

• allergy tests
• anti‐erythropoietin antibodies
• erythropoetin allergy
• pure red cell aplasia