Pure red cell aplasia and hypogammaglobulinemia in a patient with thymoma.

Abstract

Both pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) and hypogammaglobulinemia are rarer conditions than myasthenia gravis (MG) in thymoma patients. Several articles have discussed the relation between PRCA and thymoma or hypogammaglobulinemia and thymoma, and their proper treatments. Instances of both PRCA and hypogammaglobulinemia in a thymoma patient are few and reported sporadically in the literature. We discuss a 46-year-old woman with thymoma and simultaneous PRCA and hypogammaglobulinemia who achieved complete remission from PRCA after perioperative steroid administration and extended thymectomy, and review the literature.

• Authors: Chen-Sung Lin, Yuan-Bin Yu, Han-Shui Hsu, Teh-Ying Chou, Wen-Hu Hsu, Biing-Shiun Huang
• Journal: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA (J Chin Med Assoc) Vol. 72 Issue 1 Pg. 34-8 (Jan 2009) ISSN: 1726-4901 [Print] Netherlands
• PMID: 19181595 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Agammaglobulinemia (etiology, therapy)
• Female
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Red-Cell Aplasia, Pure (etiology, therapy)
• Thymectomy
• Thymoma (complications, therapy)
• Thymus Neoplasms (complications)