Rituximab-induced Acute Thrombocytopenia in High Tumor Burden Follicular Lymphoma
Rituximab-induced Acute Thrombocytopenia in High Tumor Burden Follicular Lymphoma
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DOI:
10.2169/internalmedicine.55.6140
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发表时间:
2016-01-01
影响因子:
1.2
通讯作者:
Kimura, Shinya
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作者:
Ureshino, Hiroshi;Nishioka, Atsujiro;Kimura, Shinya
Rituximab-induced acute thrombocytopenia (RIAT), a rare complication of rituximab administration, has not yet been described in follicular lymphoma (FL). A 65-year-old man received rituximab for the treatment of high tumor burden follicular lymphoma in the leukemic phase. The next day, his platelet count abruptly dropped from 85,000 to 5,000/mu L, which spontaneously recovered in a few days without specific treatment. We speculate that the occurrence of infusion-related cytokine release syndrome in rituximab-sensitive high tumor burden FL contributed to the development of RIAT. Frequent monitoring of the platelet count is advisable for select patients considered to be at a high risk for RIAT.