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Hepatitis-associated Aplastic Anemia with Rapid Progression of Liver Fibrosis Due to Repeated Hepatitis
- Source :
- Internal Medicine
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Hepatitis-associated aplastic anemia (HAAA) is a variant of acquired aplastic anemia and characterized by bone marrow failure that follows the development of acute hepatitis. We herein report a rare case of HAAA with rapid progression of liver fibrosis due to repeated hepatitis. A pathological examination of liver specimens revealed liver fibrosis progression over a short period. Immunosuppressive therapy with cyclosporine effectively cured both the pancytopenia and hepatitis. Our case suggests that the pathological examination of the liver tissue is useful for determining a treatment plan and that immunosuppressive therapy is a promising treatment for both aplastic anemia and persistent hepatitis.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Liver Cirrhosis
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Liver fibrosis
Case Report
Gastroenterology
Hepatitis
Treatment plan
Internal medicine
Liver tissue
hemic and lymphatic diseases
Internal Medicine
medicine
Humans
hepatitis-associated aplastic anemia
Aplastic anemia
Pathological
liver fibrosis
business.industry
Bone marrow failure
Anemia, Aplastic
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Pancytopenia
Disease Progression
business
Immunosuppressive Agents
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 13497235
- Volume :
- 59
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7d5a6f790ce66f7e13356a0dc526b73c