Reactive Plasmacytosis Immediately After Immunosuppressive Therapy With Anti-human Thymocyte Immunoglobulin for Severe Aplastic Anemia: A Report of a Rare Case
Tomohito Shimada,
Kana Bando,
Atsushi Takahata
et al.
Abstract:Aplastic anemia is a hematopoietic deficiency disorder with pancytopenia, and immunosuppressive therapy is effective. We report a case in which plasma cells appeared in the peripheral blood during immunosuppressive therapy for aplastic anemia. Based on the results of morphology and flow cytometry, the plasma cells were considered reactive and disappeared spontaneously after follow-up. Thereafter, the patient had a good hematopoietic recovery. Reactive plasmacytosis has been reported in infectious and autoimmun… Show more
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