Abstract
We describe a 75-year-old man with neutropenia in whom bone marrow aspirate and biopsy demonstrated hemophagocytosis associated with myelodysplasia (MDS). Therapy with granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) and granulocyte-monocyte-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) caused splenomegaly and severe thrombocytopenia, which recurred upon rechallenge. We propose that myeloid growth factors may be detrimental in patients with MDS-associated hemophagocytosis.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 391-396 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | American Journal of Hematology |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2004 |
Keywords
- G-CSF
- GM-CSF
- Hemophagocytosis
- Myelodysplasia
- Splenectomy
- Thrombophagocytosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology
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