Felty's syndrome treated with rhG-CSF associated with flare of arthritis and skin rash

M F McMullin; M B Finch

Felty's syndrome treated with rhG-CSF associated with flare of arthritis and skin rash

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Abstract

A patient with Felty's syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis was treated with recombinant granulocyte stimulating factor rhG-CSF (Neupogen) in view of severe neutropenia. He had a prompt rise in his neutrophil count and associated with this a severe flare of his arthritis and a skin rash. rhG-CSF was stopped, his neutrophil count fell rapidly and his symptoms resolved. rhG-CSF and the resulting rise in neutrophil count may be associated with flare of autoimmune disease in susceptible individuals.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	204-8
Number of pages	5
Journal	Clinical Rheumatology
Volume	14
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - Mar 1995

Keywords

Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Drug Eruptions
Felty Syndrome
Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neutropenia
Recombinant Proteins

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Felty's syndrome treated with rhG-CSF associated with flare of arthritis and skin rash

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