Severe neutropenia associated with large granular lymphocyte lymphocytosis: successful control with cyclosporin A.
Lymphocytosis of large granular lymphocytes (LGL) with severe neutropenia was diagnosed in a 42-years old patient. After prednisone yielded only a transitory effect, long lasting improvement was achieved by treatment with cyclosporin A.
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Servicio de Hematología, Hospital de Sagunt, Port de Sagunt, Valencia, Spain.
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D000328:Adult; D000380:Agranulocytosis / Q000150:complications*; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000032:analysis; D003524:Cyclosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D008218:Lymphocytosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000150:complications*; D010641:Phenotype
D015703:Antigens, CD; D003524:Cyclosporins