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Pleural solitary fibrous tumor complicated with autoimmune hemolytic anemia.

Authors :
Takahashi H
Ohkawara H
Ikeda K
Harada-Shirado K
Furukawa M
Sukegawa M
Shichishima-Nakamura A
Noji H
Wakamatsu S
Tasaki K
Suzuki H
Ogawa K
Takeishi Y
Source :
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) [Intern Med] 2014; Vol. 53 (14), pp. 1549-52. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Jul 15.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

We herein report a 74-year-old woman who presented with autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) associated with pleural solitary fibrous tumor (SFT). Her AIHA was initially treated with 1 mg/kg daily of oral prednisolone (PSL) for 2 months, which had a limited effect. However, after surgical tumor resection, the patient showed remarkable improvement of AIHA with normalizations of serum lactate dehydrogenase and bilirubin levels, and we were able to rapidly reduce the PSL dosage. This is the first description of a case of AIHA caused by SFT.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1349-7235
Volume :
53
Issue :
14
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
25030571
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.53.2121