T-cell large granular lymphocytic (T-LGL) leukemia is a rare clonal proliferation presenting with cytopenia, splenomegaly, and autoimmune manifestations. It has rarely been described in recipients of solid organ transplants. We report the clinical case of a young kidney transplant recipient that developed T-LGL leukemia 3 years after kidney transplantation. The disorder manifested with a severe form of autoimmune hemolytic anemia in the absence of other laboratory abnormalities. The anemia was successfully treated with an intense course of corticosteroids ands witch of immunosuppressive therapy from a calcineurin inhibitor to sirolimus, a mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor. Our case shows that autoimmune hemolytic anemia can be a life-threatening manifestation of T-LGL disease. The antiproliferative effects of sirolimus may be useful in the treatment of symptoms of T-LGL leukemia in kidney transplantation.

Hemolytic Anemia as Presentation of T-Cell Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia After Kidney Transplantation: A Case Report / Alfano, G.; Ferrari, A.; Fontana, F.; Damiano, F.; Solazzo, A.; Mori, G.; Cappelli, G.. - In: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS. - ISSN 0041-1345. - 52:5(2020), pp. 1617-1618. [10.1016/j.transproceed.2020.02.183]

Hemolytic Anemia as Presentation of T-Cell Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia After Kidney Transplantation: A Case Report

Alfano G.;Ferrari A.;Fontana F.;Damiano F.;Solazzo A.;Mori G.;Cappelli G.
2020

Abstract

T-cell large granular lymphocytic (T-LGL) leukemia is a rare clonal proliferation presenting with cytopenia, splenomegaly, and autoimmune manifestations. It has rarely been described in recipients of solid organ transplants. We report the clinical case of a young kidney transplant recipient that developed T-LGL leukemia 3 years after kidney transplantation. The disorder manifested with a severe form of autoimmune hemolytic anemia in the absence of other laboratory abnormalities. The anemia was successfully treated with an intense course of corticosteroids ands witch of immunosuppressive therapy from a calcineurin inhibitor to sirolimus, a mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor. Our case shows that autoimmune hemolytic anemia can be a life-threatening manifestation of T-LGL disease. The antiproliferative effects of sirolimus may be useful in the treatment of symptoms of T-LGL leukemia in kidney transplantation.
2020
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Hemolytic Anemia as Presentation of T-Cell Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia After Kidney Transplantation: A Case Report / Alfano, G.; Ferrari, A.; Fontana, F.; Damiano, F.; Solazzo, A.; Mori, G.; Cappelli, G.. - In: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS. - ISSN 0041-1345. - 52:5(2020), pp. 1617-1618. [10.1016/j.transproceed.2020.02.183]
Alfano, G.; Ferrari, A.; Fontana, F.; Damiano, F.; Solazzo, A.; Mori, G.; Cappelli, G.
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