A Case of Carbamazepine-Induced Pure Red Cell Aplasia in a Hemodialyzed Patient.

Drug-induced pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) Rs a rare complication.We report a hemodialyzed patient with carbamazepine-induced PRCA.The patient was a 66-year-old man, maintained on hemodialysis for 17 years.He was admitted to our hospital with complaints of lumbago and gait disturbance due to spinal canal stenosis.Carbamazepine was prescribed, and his symptoms improved.Two months later, progressive anemia ocurred with reticuiocyte-counts less than 2%0.Recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) was not effective for the