Aplastic anemia responsive to cyclosporine complicating the evolution of polycythemia vera

Authors
Bouscary, D Jondeau, K Viguie, F Zompi, S Fontenay-Roupie, M Quarre, MC Vassilief, D Dreyfus, F Casadevall, N
Citation
D. Bouscary et al., Aplastic anemia responsive to cyclosporine complicating the evolution of polycythemia vera, LEUK LYMPH, 33(5-6), 1999, pp. 607-611
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Hematology,"Onconogenesis & Cancer Research
Journal title
LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA
ISSN journal
10428194 → ACNP
Volume
33
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
607 - 611
Database
ISI
SICI code
1042-8194(199905)33:5-6<607:AARTCC>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
We report here a very unusual patient with Polycythemia vera treated with P ipobroman who developed severe aplastic anemia following administration of the drug, Six months later, because of lack of response, cyclosporine thera py was given there was rapid and complete hematological recovery, highly su ggestive of an immune-mediated mechanism, in this case.