| Abstract | Acquired amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia (AAT) is a rare disorder, characterized by severe thrombocytopenia and selective, marked decrease or absence of megakaryocytes in the bone marrow. We describe a 29-year-old female with adult onset Still's disease preceding a diagnosis of AAT and autoimmune hemolytic anemia, which was successfully treated with cyclosporine. This is the first case of AAT in a patient with adult onset Still's disease. |
| Authors | Min-Young Her, Tae-Hwan Kim, Hyun-Kyu Chang, Woong-Soo Lee, Dae-Hyun Yoo
(Affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Hanyang University, Seoul, 133-792, South Korea.)
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| Journal | Rheumatology international
(Rheumatol Int)
Vol. 27
Issue 3
Pg. 295-8
(Jan 2007)
ISSN: 0172-8172 Germany |
| PMID | 16957888
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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| Chemical References |
- Antirheumatic Agents
- Cyclosporine
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| Topics |
- Adult
- Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune
(complications, drug therapy)
- Antirheumatic Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Cyclosporine
(therapeutic use)
- Female
- Humans
- Megakaryocytes
(drug effects)
- Platelet Transfusion
- Still's Disease, Adult-Onset
(complications, drug therapy)
- Thrombocytopenia
(complications, drug therapy)
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