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Bone Marrow of Contention: A Rare Case of Recurrent Acute Hepatitis.
- Source :
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Digestive diseases and sciences [Dig Dis Sci] 2021 Feb; Vol. 66 (2), pp. 408-411. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Oct 22. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Hepatitis-associated aplastic anemia is a well-recognized clinical syndrome in which marrow failure follows the development of hepatitis. Although aplastic anemia is intimately related to paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, until now, no cases of PNH-associated hepatitis have been described. We report a case of recurrent acute hepatitis preceding the clinical onset of PNH. Treatment of PNH with the complement inhibitor eculizumab (Soliris <superscript>®</superscript> ) prevented both recurrences of episodes of intravascular hemolysis and liver enzyme alteration. This is the first known published case of PNH-associated hepatitis.
- Subjects :
- Anemia, Aplastic complications
Anemia, Aplastic diagnostic imaging
Bone Marrow diagnostic imaging
Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal diagnostic imaging
Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal etiology
Hepatitis complications
Hepatitis diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Young Adult
Anemia, Aplastic pathology
Bone Marrow pathology
Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal pathology
Hepatitis pathology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1573-2568
- Volume :
- 66
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Digestive diseases and sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33089481
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-020-06670-z