Monitoring of erythropoiesis by serum transferrin receptor levels in a case of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and pure red cell aplasia treated with ciclosporin
Elira-Dokekias, A.; R'Zik, S.; Beguin, Y.; Fillet, G.
Nouvelle Revue Francaise d'Hematologie 34(3): 257-258
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-4810 PMID: 1408735 Document Number: 400125
The authors present the case of a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia complicated by pure red cell aplasia. Successful treatment with ciclosporine was facilitated by assay of serum transferrin receptor, which demonstrated a prompt and sustained response of marrow erythropoiesis to this therapy.