title: Pleural solitary fibrous tumor complicated with autoimmune hemolytic anemia.
abstract: We herein report a 74-year-old woman who presented with autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) associated with pleural solitary fibrous tumor (SFT). Her AIHA was initially treated with 1 mg/kg daily of oral prednisolone (PSL) for 2 months, which had a limited effect. However, after surgical tumor resection, the patient showed remarkable improvement of AIHA with normalizations of serum lactate dehydrogenase and bilirubin levels, and we were able to rapidly reduce the PSL dosage. This is the first description of a case of AIHA caused by SFT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Hematology, Fukushima Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohkawara
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Kayo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harada-Shirado
authors.forename: Miki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: Masumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sukegawa
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shichishima-Nakamura
authors.forename: Hideyoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Noji
authors.forename: Saho
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wakamatsu
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tasaki
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Kazuei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Yasuchika
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takeishi
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000368:Aged; D000744:Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D054363:Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Pleural / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone