Case Reports in Hematology (Jan 2014)

Eltrombopag in Good’s Syndrome

  • Håvard Anton Kristiansen,
  • Signe Spetalen,
  • Yngvar Fløisand,
  • Dag Heldal

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/172139
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2014

Abstract

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Good’s syndrome is a rare acquired immunodeficiency associated with thymoma. Eltrombopag is a thrombopoietin receptor agonist and has been shown to be a valuable supplement to the treatment of several types of refractory cytopenias. In this paper, we describe a male patient suffering from Good’s syndrome with immune-mediated T-cell driven pancytopenia and absence of megakaryopoiesis. He was successfully treated with eltrombopag resulting in a multilineage clinical response.