- 흉선종을 동반한 적혈구 무형성증 1례 보
- ㆍ 저자명
- 선경,이철세,백광제,김요한,김학제,김형묵,Seon. Gyeong,Lee. Cheol-Se,Baek. Gwang-Je,Kim. Yo-Han,Kim. Hak-Je,Kim. Hyeong-Muk
- ㆍ 간행물명
- 大韓胸部外科學會誌
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 1984년|17권 4호|pp.796-803 (8 pages)
- ㆍ 발행정보
- 대한흉부외과학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물| PDF텍스트
- ㆍ 주제분야
- 기타
Pure Red-Cell Aplasia [P.R.C.A.] is rare disease characterized by absence of erythroid precursors in the bone marrow, normocytic normochromic anemia with profound reticulocytopenia in the peripheral blood, and relatively or completely spared granulopoiesis and thrombopoiesis. The association rates of P.R.C.A. with Thymoma is approximately 50%, but only 5-10% of all patients with a Thymoma have a P.R.C.A.. P.R.C.A. is thought to be a variety of autoimmune disease, and humoral inhibitor, i.e. IgG, has been demonstrated experimentally. Its treatments such as thymectomy, immunosuppressants, steroid, androgenic hormone, and splenectomy have been tried but the result is not satisfactory and the prognosis is poor. We experienced a case of P.R.C.A. with Thymoma treated with thymectomy and postoperative steroid therapy, and which showed good postoperative recovery clinically and hematologically.