Monitoring of erythropoiesis by serum transferrin receptor levels in a case of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and pure red cell aplasia treated with ciclosporin

Nouv Rev Fr Hematol (1978). 1992;34(3):257-8.

Abstract

The authors present the case of a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia complicated by pure red cell aplasia. Successful treatment with ciclosporin was facilitated by assay of serum transferrin receptor, which demonstrated a prompt and sustained response of marrow erythropoiesis to this therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cyclosporine / therapeutic use*
  • Erythropoiesis / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / blood*
  • Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Monitoring, Physiologic / methods
  • Receptors, Transferrin / metabolism*
  • Red-Cell Aplasia, Pure / blood*
  • Red-Cell Aplasia, Pure / drug therapy

Substances

  • Receptors, Transferrin
  • Cyclosporine