RITUXIMAB-INDUCED SEVERE ACUTE THROMBOCYTOPENIA IN A PATIENT WITH SPLENIC MARGINAL ZONE LYMPHOMA
Objective: Rituximab, which is widely used in the treatment of B-cell lymphoma, is a chimeric monoclonal antibody directed against the CD20 antigen. Rituximab has many side effects, mainly allergic and neurological. Rituximab may cause thrombocytopenia in the long term after administration. Rare cas...
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| author | Taha Ulutan Kars Zahit Furkan Yorgancı Osman Yaşkıran Atakan Tekinalp |
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| description | Objective: Rituximab, which is widely used in the treatment of B-cell lymphoma, is a chimeric monoclonal antibody directed against the CD20 antigen. Rituximab has many side effects, mainly allergic and neurological. Rituximab may cause thrombocytopenia in the long term after administration. Rare cases with rituximab-induced acute thrombocytopenia have been reported in the literature. Case report: A 51-year-old female patient who newly diagnosed splenic marginal zone lymphoma recieved rituximab as first line therapy. Petechiae occurred in the lower extremities on the day following rituximab administration. The blood test showed a severe drop in the platelet count from 112,000/μL to 5,000/μL. Blood peripheral smear evaluation confirmed severe thrombocytopenia. Results: There was no change in hemoglobin or white blood cell levels. After the diagnosis of rituximab-induced acute thrombocytopenia, thrombocyte suspension was administered due to the risk of bleeding. Close clinical and laboratory observations were made. The platelet count began to rise gradually in the following period. Before the second week of rituximab administration, the platelet count was 122,000/μL. Conclusion: Rituximab has a widespread use, especially in malignancies and autoimmune diseases. Like many monoclonal antibodies, rituximab has several side effects. Thrombocytopenia is a long-term side effect associated with rituximab, and rituximab-induced severe acute thrombocytopenia has been rarely reported. Therefore, it should be kept in mind that severe acute thrombocytopenia may develop after rituximab administration. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c6d9171e5445489db3e858d3b480806a2022-12-22T04:29:25ZengElsevierHematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy2531-13792022-10-0144S35S36RITUXIMAB-INDUCED SEVERE ACUTE THROMBOCYTOPENIA IN A PATIENT WITH SPLENIC MARGINAL ZONE LYMPHOMATaha Ulutan Kars0Zahit Furkan Yorgancı1Osman Yaşkıran2Atakan Tekinalp3Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Faculty of MedicineNecmettin Erbakan University Meram Faculty of MedicineNecmettin Erbakan University Meram Faculty of MedicineNecmettin Erbakan University Meram Faculty of MedicineObjective: Rituximab, which is widely used in the treatment of B-cell lymphoma, is a chimeric monoclonal antibody directed against the CD20 antigen. Rituximab has many side effects, mainly allergic and neurological. Rituximab may cause thrombocytopenia in the long term after administration. Rare cases with rituximab-induced acute thrombocytopenia have been reported in the literature. Case report: A 51-year-old female patient who newly diagnosed splenic marginal zone lymphoma recieved rituximab as first line therapy. Petechiae occurred in the lower extremities on the day following rituximab administration. The blood test showed a severe drop in the platelet count from 112,000/μL to 5,000/μL. Blood peripheral smear evaluation confirmed severe thrombocytopenia. Results: There was no change in hemoglobin or white blood cell levels. After the diagnosis of rituximab-induced acute thrombocytopenia, thrombocyte suspension was administered due to the risk of bleeding. Close clinical and laboratory observations were made. The platelet count began to rise gradually in the following period. Before the second week of rituximab administration, the platelet count was 122,000/μL. Conclusion: Rituximab has a widespread use, especially in malignancies and autoimmune diseases. Like many monoclonal antibodies, rituximab has several side effects. Thrombocytopenia is a long-term side effect associated with rituximab, and rituximab-induced severe acute thrombocytopenia has been rarely reported. Therefore, it should be kept in mind that severe acute thrombocytopenia may develop after rituximab administration.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2531137922013797 |
| spellingShingle | Taha Ulutan Kars Zahit Furkan Yorgancı Osman Yaşkıran Atakan Tekinalp RITUXIMAB-INDUCED SEVERE ACUTE THROMBOCYTOPENIA IN A PATIENT WITH SPLENIC MARGINAL ZONE LYMPHOMA Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy |
| title | RITUXIMAB-INDUCED SEVERE ACUTE THROMBOCYTOPENIA IN A PATIENT WITH SPLENIC MARGINAL ZONE LYMPHOMA |
| title_full | RITUXIMAB-INDUCED SEVERE ACUTE THROMBOCYTOPENIA IN A PATIENT WITH SPLENIC MARGINAL ZONE LYMPHOMA |
| title_fullStr | RITUXIMAB-INDUCED SEVERE ACUTE THROMBOCYTOPENIA IN A PATIENT WITH SPLENIC MARGINAL ZONE LYMPHOMA |
| title_full_unstemmed | RITUXIMAB-INDUCED SEVERE ACUTE THROMBOCYTOPENIA IN A PATIENT WITH SPLENIC MARGINAL ZONE LYMPHOMA |
| title_short | RITUXIMAB-INDUCED SEVERE ACUTE THROMBOCYTOPENIA IN A PATIENT WITH SPLENIC MARGINAL ZONE LYMPHOMA |
| title_sort | rituximab induced severe acute thrombocytopenia in a patient with splenic marginal zone lymphoma |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2531137922013797 |
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