G A J van Boekel, M Volbeda, M W F van den Hoogen, L B Hilbrands, J H M Berden
Department of Nephrology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. g.vanboekel@nier.umcn.nl
The Netherlands journal of medicine 2012 OctA 45-year-old male recipient of a renal allograft was admitted because of a giant oesophageal ulcer coinciding with leucopoenia. An extensive workup revealed no explanation for the ulcer and leucopoenia. Our final diagnosis by exclusion was an idiopathic giant oesophageal ulcer and late-onset neutropenia as consequences of rituximab induction therapy given during the transplant procedure. The patient fully recovered after treatment with prednisone. However, after four months, the ulcer and leucopoenia recurred and again successfully responded to treatment with prednisone.
G A J van Boekel, M Volbeda, M W F van den Hoogen, L B Hilbrands, J H M Berden. Idiopathic giant oesophageal ulcer and leucopoenia after renal transplantation. The Netherlands journal of medicine. 2012 Oct;70(8):370-3
PMID: 23065985
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