Pure White Cell Aplasia Complicated by Systemic Sclerosis with Accompanying Scleroderma Renal Crisis: A Case Report.
2022
Pure white cell aplasia (PWCA) is a rare neutropenic disorder caused by absence of neutrophil-lineage cells. A 47-year-old man was diagnosed with scleroderma renal crisis 2 months prior to admission to Ohta-Nishinouchi Hospital after experiencing a fever and abdominal pain. Blood tests revealed severe neutropenia, and bone marrow aspirate showed the absence of neutrophil-lineage cells. He was diagnosed with PWCA. Steroids alone were not effective, but adding cyclosporine A and high-dose immunoglobulin recovered his neutropenia and improved his condition. Cyclosporine A and high-dose immunoglobulin are thus considered effective for treating PWCA in autoimmune diseases.
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