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ArticleInteractive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery2022

True thymic hyperplasia causing pure red cell aplasia: a case report.

Adam Mohammad, Alan G Dawson, Amrita Bajaj, Sridhar Rathinam

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Article in Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Adam MohammadDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0599-9565
Alan G DawsonDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7413-6870
Amrita BajajDepartment of Radiology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.
Sridhar RathinamDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pure red cell aplasia caused by true thymic hyperplasia is extremely rare. We report the case of a 25-year-old female diagnosed with pure red cell aplasia. Following a thymectomy confirming true thymic hyperplasia and corticosteroid therapy, complete response was achieved. Patients diagnosed with pure red cell aplasia should be investigated with a computerized tomographic scan to assess for thymic pathology and if present, this should be resected. Follow-up is essential to monitor for recurrence.

Indexed as

Red-Cell Aplasia, PureThymomaThymus HyperplasiaThymus NeoplasmsAdultFemaleHumansThymectomyPure red cell aplasiaThymectomyTrue thymic hyperplasia

Identifiers

PMID34791240
PMCPMC8972240
OpenAlexW3212502286

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