title: Pure red cell aplasia associated with true thymic hyperplasia.
abstract: Pure red cell aplasia was diagnosed in a 35-year-old otherwise healthy woman. Chest computed tomography (CT)-imaging investigation, detected an upper mediastinal mass corresponding to the thymus gland. A thoracotomy was performed and an enlarged thymus mass was removed, rapidly followed by a full hematologic recovery. Thymic histology confirmed a significant degree of hyperplasia. We conclude that not only thymomas but also other types of thymic pathology may be associated with this type of hematologic dyscrasia.
authors.affiliation: University of Athens School of Medicine, First Department of Internal Medicine, Laikon Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Konstantopoulos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Androulaki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aessopos
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Patsouris
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Dosios
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Psychogios
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Loukopoulos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D012010:Red-Cell Aplasia, Pure / Q000473:pathology*; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000473:pathology*