title: [Pure red cell aplasia successfully treated with rituximab in a patient with relapsed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma].
abstract: Malignant lymphoma is often accompanied by an autoimmune disorder. Here, we describe a 82-year-old woman with pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) complicated with relapsed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Primary treatment involving chemotherapy, continuous oral administration of prednisolone and a single infusion of rituximab was unsuccessful for both diseases, but the following treatments with 3 courses of rituximab alone for once a week dramatically improved the PRCA as well as the lymphoma. As PRCA complicated with lymphoma is rare, the ideal therapeutic strategy has not yet been established for it. Rituximab may be a good alternative for treating such cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Ohme Municipal General Hospital.
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kumagai
authors.forename: Asako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kitano
authors.forename: Humito
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: Mikio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tabata
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: Yasufumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Imai
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000150:complications*; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000150:complications*; D012010:Red-Cell Aplasia, Pure / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000069283:Rituximab
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000069283:Rituximab