Abstract
We report a patient with longstanding systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who developed pure red cell aplasia (PRCA). This condition is rare in connective tissue diseases and is reported in 32 previous cases of SLE in literature. Our patient recovered, apparently in response to treatment with high dosage of corticosteroids, but relapse occurred when the prednisone dosage was tapered down to 10 mg/day. The patient was successfully treated with cyclosporin A with no recurrence of the disease in the last 2 years.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 759-762 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2003 |
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Keywords
- Cyclosporin A
- Pure red cell aplasia
- SLE
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Rheumatology
- Immunology
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Successful treatment of pure red cell aplasia in systemic lupus erythematosus with cyclosporin A. / Atzeni, Fabiola; Sarzi-Puttini, P.; Capsoni, F.; Vulpio, L.; Carrabba, M.
In: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, Vol. 21, No. 6, 11.2003, p. 759-762.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Carrabba, M.
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N2 - We report a patient with longstanding systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who developed pure red cell aplasia (PRCA). This condition is rare in connective tissue diseases and is reported in 32 previous cases of SLE in literature. Our patient recovered, apparently in response to treatment with high dosage of corticosteroids, but relapse occurred when the prednisone dosage was tapered down to 10 mg/day. The patient was successfully treated with cyclosporin A with no recurrence of the disease in the last 2 years.
AB - We report a patient with longstanding systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who developed pure red cell aplasia (PRCA). This condition is rare in connective tissue diseases and is reported in 32 previous cases of SLE in literature. Our patient recovered, apparently in response to treatment with high dosage of corticosteroids, but relapse occurred when the prednisone dosage was tapered down to 10 mg/day. The patient was successfully treated with cyclosporin A with no recurrence of the disease in the last 2 years.
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