{"title":"[Successful intensive treatment for severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome complicated by virus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome in a very elderly patient].","authors":"Riichiro Ikeda, Yu Kochi, Takuya Nunomura, Kenjiro Hino, Takeshi Okatani, Ryota Imanaka, Kohei Kyo, Mitsuhiro Itagaki, Shinya Katsutani, Tsuyoshi Muta, Yuta Katayama","doi":"10.11406/rinketsu.66.233","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11406/rinketsu.66.233","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The patient was an 89-year-old man who had been doing farm work for several days. He had previously visited a doctor with complaints of fever and nausea. He was referred to our hospital after pancytopenia was confirmed. On the 7th day after onset, he was found to have consciousness disturbances, liver dysfunction, and worsening pancytopenia, which led to a diagnosis of hemophagocytic syndrome by bone marrow examination. Considering the patient's history of outdoor activities and the presence of crusts on the right lower leg, we suspected severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS). Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction of peripheral blood was positive for the SFTS virus, confirming the diagnosis. Epstein-Barr virus reactivation was also observed. Steroid pulse therapy and plasma exchange led to prompt clinical improvement and hematopoietic recovery. The patient recovered without sequelae and was discharged home. Few reports have described the use of plasma exchange and steroid therapy in severe cases of SFTS. This case illustrates that early detection and aggressive treatment for elderly patients contributes to early symptom improvement and survival.</p>","PeriodicalId":93844,"journal":{"name":"[Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology","volume":"66 4","pages":"233-237"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144045972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Outcome of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for myelofibrosis].","authors":"Takumi Nishikawa, Masuho Saburi, Kuniaki Maehara, Keiichi Uraisami, Hiroyuki Takata, Yasuhiko Miyazaki, Eiichi Ohtsuka","doi":"10.11406/rinketsu.66.111","DOIUrl":"10.11406/rinketsu.66.111","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We retrospectively reviewed outcomes of four patients (median age: 54.5 years) who received allogeneic stem cell transplantation for myelofibrosis at our hospital. Transplantation consisted of unrelated bone marrow transplantation (BMT) (n=1), related peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT) (n=1), and haploidentical PBSCT with post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy-haplo) (n=2). The conditioning regimen was fludarabine combined with busulfan 12.8 mg/kg or melphalan 140 mg/m<sup>2</sup>. All patients received a JAK2 inhibitor, which was gradually tapered and then discontinued before conditioning. The three PBSCT recipients achieved engraftment, and are alive in remission. The BMT recipient died of graft failure. PTCy-haplo, myeloablative conditioning, and JAK2 inhibitors may be useful for transplantation in patients with myelofibrosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":93844,"journal":{"name":"[Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology","volume":"66 2","pages":"111-116"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143569243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"","authors":"","doi":"10.11406/rinketsu.66.303","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11406/rinketsu.66.303","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93844,"journal":{"name":"[Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology","volume":"66 5","pages":"303-304"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144227919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Drug-induced sarcoidosis-like reaction due to dasatinib in the lung of a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia].","authors":"Takumi Kimura, Yoshimi Nabe, Hiroki Yoshino, Ryota Urushihara, Noriaki Tsuji, Yukio Kondo","doi":"10.11406/rinketsu.66.324","DOIUrl":"10.11406/rinketsu.66.324","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The patient was a 54-year-old woman with chronic myeloid leukemia. Ten months after treatment with dasatinib, she developed a cough. Imaging studies showed ground-glass patterns in the lower lung fields of both lungs, which led to suspicion of drug-induced lung injury and prompted discontinuation of dasatinib. A transbronchial lung biopsy showed epithelioid granuloma without necrosis in the alveolar region. There were no other systemic symptoms or signs to support a diagnosis of sarcoidosis. Fifteen days after withdrawal of dasatinib, both the cough and X-ray findings improved. Granulomatous tissue was detected on lung biopsy, which indicates that drug-induced sarcoidosis-like reaction (DISR) may cause interstitial lung injury as a respiratory complication of dasatinib treatment. Case reports of DISR following administration of immune checkpoint inhibitors and immunomodulatory drugs have recently become more frequent. Here we report a case of dasatinib-induced DISR with a review of the literature.</p>","PeriodicalId":93844,"journal":{"name":"[Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology","volume":"66 5","pages":"324-330"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144227927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"","authors":"","doi":"10.11406/rinketsu.66.54","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11406/rinketsu.66.54","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93844,"journal":{"name":"[Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology","volume":"66 1","pages":"54-69"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143384255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma presenting as subacute progressive myelopathy].","authors":"Kiwamu Doi, Yosuke Nonohara, Soichiro Sakamoto, Toshiyuki Kitano","doi":"10.11406/rinketsu.66.12","DOIUrl":"10.11406/rinketsu.66.12","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The clinical manifestations of intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) are highly variable and include constitutional B symptoms, neurological findings, and skin lesions. We report the case of a 64-year-old male patient who presented with myelopathy as a sole manifestation of IVLBCL. He had experienced progressive bilateral leg weakness along with bladder and rectal dysfunction for several months. He did not have non-neurological symptoms such as fever, night sweats, and weight loss at presentation. Blood tests, cerebrospinal fluid analysis, random skin biopsy, and bone marrow biopsy showed no evidence of lymphoproliferative disease. Subsequently, the patient developed a fever, and his LDH and soluble interleukin-2 receptor levels were elevated. PET/CT showed ground-glass opacity of the lung with associated FDG avidity. Transbronchial lung biopsy confirmed a diagnosis of IVLBCL. The patient received 6 cycles of R-CHOP combined with 2 cycles of high-dose methotrexate. His symptoms gradually improved with the chemotherapy, and PET/CT after completion of the treatment showed a complete metabolic response.</p>","PeriodicalId":93844,"journal":{"name":"[Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology","volume":"66 1","pages":"12-17"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143383795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Good's syndrome complicated with pure white cell aplasia].","authors":"Yukiko Nishizaki, Yuki Osada, Hikari Kanai-Sudo, Taro Mizuki, Sakae Tanosaki, Ken Suzuki","doi":"10.11406/rinketsu.66.106","DOIUrl":"10.11406/rinketsu.66.106","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 58-year-old man was admitted to our department with a fever that started 1 week prior. His white blood cell count was 600/µl, with 0% neutrophils, and erythrocyte and platelet counts were in the normal range. The bone marrow was hypoplastic with 5.8% myeloblasts, but the number of granulocytes differentiated from promyelocytes was markedly decreased, with an M/E ratio of 0.18. The erythroblasts and megakaryocytes were of normal karyotype with no morphological abnormalities. Good's syndrome complicated by pure white cell aplasia (PWCA) was diagnosed. G-CSF was administered for eight days, but produced no response. Ten days after starting cyclosporine, neutrophils recovered and cyclosporine was tapered off. On admission, pharyngitis and enteritis were observed, which resolved with antibiotics, antifungal agents, G-CSF, and immunoglobulin supplementation. The anterior mediastinal mass was removed, and was diagnosed as thymoma type A. PWCA is rarely observed in Good's syndrome, and recurrence of PWCA after thymectomy poses a challenge in its treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":93844,"journal":{"name":"[Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology","volume":"66 2","pages":"106-110"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143569229","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Campylobacter lari bacteremia during treatment of pure red cell aplasia following major ABO-mismatched hematopoietic stem cell transplantation].","authors":"Ryo Yoshimaru, Hirotaka Nakamura, Yony-Mei Guo, Song-Gi Chi, Yousuke Minami, Yusuke Ainoda, Keiji Okinaka, Junichiro Yuda","doi":"10.11406/rinketsu.66.238","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11406/rinketsu.66.238","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Campylobacter lari is a rare cause of bacteremia in Campylobacter spp. Clinical course and symptoms vary by report, and no standard approaches to antimicrobial selection and duration of treatment have been established. A 68-year-old man who underwent haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) from a major ABO-incompatible donor with post-transplant cyclophosphamide for myelodysplastic syndromes developed pure red cell anemia and post-transfusion iron overload. On day 360, the patient developed fever and spiral-shaped gram-negative bacteria were detected by blood culture. The isolate was identified as C. lari by mass spectrometry. The isolate was resistant to levofloxacin, and intravenous cefepime was given followed by maintenance therapy with oral amoxicillin. We here report the first case of C. lari bacteremia developing after allogeneic HSCT.</p>","PeriodicalId":93844,"journal":{"name":"[Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology","volume":"66 4","pages":"238-243"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144045787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Intramuscular abscess and multiple lymphadenitis due to Nocardia asiatica infection requiring differential diagnosis from smoldering adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma].","authors":"Mahito Yamashiro, Tomo Nakajima, Yuka Irei, Riko Miyagi, Sakiko Kitamura, Keita Tamaki, Yukiko Nishi, Kazuho Morichika, Sawako Nakachi, Hiroki Maehara, Takuya Fukushima, Hiroaki Masuzaki","doi":"10.11406/rinketsu.66.121","DOIUrl":"10.11406/rinketsu.66.121","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 72-year-old male engaged in horticulture developed a progressively enlarging painful mass in the left upper arm. The first biopsy revealed no malignancy or pathogenic bacteria. He completed an adequate course of antibiotics for infectious lymphadenitis, but showed no apparent improvement. Computed tomography demonstrated systemic lymphadenopathy, suggesting malignant lymphoma. Monoclonal integration of the HTLV-1 proviral genome in peripheral blood cells was confirmed by Southern blot analysis, but repeated lymph node biopsies identified no malignant cells. Based on these findings, a diagnosis of smoldering adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma was made. After prolonged culture of the specimen, Nocardia sp. were detected and 16S rRNA sequencing confirmed infection by Nocardia asiatica. Combination therapy with sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim and minocycline was started, and the systemic lymphadenopathy improved within 3 months. Although Nocardia asiatica infection manifesting as systemic lymphadenitis is extremely rare, it should be considered as a possibility in immunocompromised patients to ensure an accurate diagnosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":93844,"journal":{"name":"[Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology","volume":"66 2","pages":"121-126"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143569236","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Chronic graft-versus-host disease manifesting as isolated myositis].","authors":"Ayako Yamamura, Takashi Hanada, Taichi Hirano, Kazuhito Tanaka, Nao Nishimura, Shinya Endo, Kenji Tokunaga, Yoshiki Mikami, Jun-Ichirou Yasunaga","doi":"10.11406/rinketsu.66.318","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11406/rinketsu.66.318","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 26-year-old man underwent HLA-matched sibling allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia with KMT2A rearrangement and maintained complete remission. On day338 post-transplant, he developed fever, myalgia, and markedly elevated creatinine kinase. We initially suspected drug-induced rhabdomyolysis and stopped the offending drugs, but his symptoms did not improve. Immunohistological findings with PD-1 staining in a muscle biopsy led to the diagnosis of graft versus host disease (GVHD)-associated myositis. The myositis resolved with prednisolone treatment based on the conventional chronic GVHD treatment protocol. Chronic GVHD with myositis alone is rare, and GVHD-associated myositis has been difficult to differentiate from other forms of myositis due to its lack of specific pathological features. Recently, PD-1 and HLA-DR expression have been reported as characteristic features of chronic GVHD-associated myositis. The pathological finding of PD-1-positive cell infiltration was useful in diagnosis and treatment in our case.</p>","PeriodicalId":93844,"journal":{"name":"[Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology","volume":"66 5","pages":"318-323"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144227923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}