Pure Red Cell Aplasia Associated with Thymolipoma: Complete Anaemia Resolution following Thymectomy
Joint Authors
Ferreira, David
Ponraj, Royston
Yeung, Adrian
de Malmanche, Jillian
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-10-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pure red cell aplasia is an uncommon cause of anaemia rarely associated with thymoma.
A combination of immunosuppressive therapy and thymectomy offers a potential cure.
Thymectomy alone rarely results in anaemia resolution.
A seventy-three-year-old male with Klinefelter syndrome presented with progressively increasing shortness of breath and anaemia.
Serological testing supported primary bone marrow pathology, and a bone marrow biopsy was performed.
A pure red cell aplasia was seen on bone marrow examination, and computed tomography of the chest demonstrated a thymoma.
Thymectomy was performed, and histology revealed a thymolipoma.
Complete anaemia resolution was achieved following thymectomy alone.
This suggests that thymomas may directly mediate immune dysregulation resulting in erythroid precursor destruction.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ferreira, David& Ponraj, Royston& Yeung, Adrian& de Malmanche, Jillian. 2018. Pure Red Cell Aplasia Associated with Thymolipoma: Complete Anaemia Resolution following Thymectomy. Case Reports in Hematology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ferreira, David…[et al.]. Pure Red Cell Aplasia Associated with Thymolipoma: Complete Anaemia Resolution following Thymectomy. Case Reports in Hematology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ferreira, David& Ponraj, Royston& Yeung, Adrian& de Malmanche, Jillian. Pure Red Cell Aplasia Associated with Thymolipoma: Complete Anaemia Resolution following Thymectomy. Case Reports in Hematology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144082
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1144082