Pure Red Cell Aplasia with Del(20q) Sensitive for Immunosuppressive Treatment
Joint Authors
Hovland, Randi
Reikvam, Håkon
Kollsete Gjelberg, Hilde
Vo, Anh Khoi
Lindstad Brattås, Marte Karen
Bruserud, Øystein
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-01-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) is a rare syndrome that only affects the erythroid lineage.
It is defined by a normocytic, normochromic anemia with a marked reticulocytopenia and severe reduction or absence of erythroid precursors in the bone marrow.
Treatment of primary, idiopathic PRCA is immunosuppressive therapy.
Although it is rare, isolated cytogenetic abnormalities can be seen in PRCA, and abnormal karyotype is associated with poor response to immunosuppressive therapy and poor prognosis.
We describe a 77-year-old male with primary, idiopathic PRCA and a deletion of chromosome 20q, del(20q), in the bone marrow cells.
He was successfully treated with immunosuppressive therapy and became transfusion-independent.
The same cytogenetic abnormality has also been described in a few other reports; taken together, these observations suggest that del(20q) may represent a recurrent cytogenetic abnormality in PRCA.
Our case report clearly illustrates that even patients with primary PRCA and an abnormal karyotype can respond to immunosuppression and become transfusion-independent.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Vo, Anh Khoi& Kollsete Gjelberg, Hilde& Hovland, Randi& Lindstad Brattås, Marte Karen& Bruserud, Øystein& Reikvam, Håkon. 2020. Pure Red Cell Aplasia with Del(20q) Sensitive for Immunosuppressive Treatment. Case Reports in Hematology،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Vo, Anh Khoi…[et al.]. Pure Red Cell Aplasia with Del(20q) Sensitive for Immunosuppressive Treatment. Case Reports in Hematology No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Vo, Anh Khoi& Kollsete Gjelberg, Hilde& Hovland, Randi& Lindstad Brattås, Marte Karen& Bruserud, Øystein& Reikvam, Håkon. Pure Red Cell Aplasia with Del(20q) Sensitive for Immunosuppressive Treatment. Case Reports in Hematology. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147608
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1147608