Transient Erythroblastopenia of Childhood

**Semantic type:** Disease or Syndrome

**Definition:** An acquired pure red cell aplasia that is self-limited. It is the most common cause of decreased red blood cell production in the pediatric population, and typically presents as a normocytic anemia with reticulocytopenia in an otherwise asymptomatic and normal child with no evidence of other causes for anemia, including blood loss, hemolysis, nutritional deficiency, or malignancy.

**Synonyms:** - TEC