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Case Reports
. 2022 Mar 31;34(4):697-699.
doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivab301.

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

Adam Mohammad  1 , Alan G Dawson  1 , Amrita Bajaj  2 , Sridhar Rathinam  1
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True thymic hyperplasia causing pure red cell aplasia: a case report

Adam Mohammad et al. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. .

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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.

Keywords: Pure red cell aplasia; Thymectomy; True thymic hyperplasia.

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Figures

Figure 1:
Figure 1:
Computerized tomographic scan demonstrating anterior mediastinal soft tissue (arrow) in the (A) axial and (B) coronal planes. Axial T1W spin-echo magnetic resonance imaging scan (C) demonstrating anterior mediastinal soft tissue mildly hyperintense (yellow) compared to skeletal muscle control (red).
Figure 2:
Figure 2:
Haematoxylin and eosin stained thymus showing normal architecture. Magnification ×100.
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