[CD16+ CD56- indolent, NK cell-lineage granular lymphocyte proliferative disorder with autoimmune hemolytic anemia]

Rinsho Ketsueki. 2000 Mar;41(3):225-8.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 64-year-old man was given a diagnosis of CD16+ CD56- natural killer cell-lineage granular lymphocyte proliferative disorder (NK-GLPD) with Coombs-negative autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA). Two courses of 1,000 mg intravenous methylprednisolone for 3 days were transiently effective for both AIHA and NK-GLPD. On the recurrence of AIHA, NK-GLPD also re-appeared. The same treatment was effective in controlling both diseases again. This was a rare case of NK-GLPD combined with autoimmune disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / complications*
  • CD56 Antigen / analysis*
  • Humans
  • Killer Cells, Natural / pathology*
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders / complications*
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders / immunology
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Receptors, IgG / analysis*

Substances

  • CD56 Antigen
  • Receptors, IgG