Bone marrow transplantation in a patient with myelodysplasia associated with diffuse eosinophilic fasciitis

Am J Hematol. 1987 Jan;24(1):93-9. doi: 10.1002/ajh.2830240112.

Abstract

A 34-year-old man with diffuse eosinophilic fasciitis and a hypocellular myelodysplastic syndrome underwent marrow transplantation from an HLA-identical brother. Prompt hematopoietic reconstitution was observed, strongly suggesting that the marrow hypocellularity was caused by neither a serum inhibitory factor nor a microenvironmental disorder. The patient died of disseminated cytomegalovirus infection too early to evaluate the impact of hematopoietic reconstitution on the eosinophilic fasciitis. Nevertheless, marrow transplantation may offer a therapeutic option for those patients with this disorder who develop severe hematopoietic dysfunction and who have a suitable marrow donor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation*
  • Eosinophilia / complications*
  • Eosinophilia / pathology
  • Eosinophilia / surgery
  • Family
  • Fasciitis / complications*
  • Fasciitis / pathology
  • Fasciitis / surgery
  • HLA Antigens / analysis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes / complications*
  • Tissue Donors

Substances

  • HLA Antigens