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Copyright © 2017 Juárez Salcedo Luis Miguel and Gil-Fernández Juan José. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

Autoimmune cytopenias (AICs) are frequently associated with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The most common of these AICs is autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA); the second most is immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). Here, we report on a patient with CLL-associated ITP, with thrombocytopenia refractory to corticosteroids and intravenous immunoglobulins, in which continuous oral treatment with Eltrombopag allowed initiation and maintenance of an oral anticoagulation treatment with Acenocoumarol that was indicated because of a severe arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy.

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Title
Successful Long-Term Use of Eltrombopag in a Patient with Refractory Severe Thrombocytopenia Associated with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia That Allowed Oral Anticoagulant Treatment for Severe Cardiomyopathy
Author
Juárez Salcedo Luis Miguel; Gil-Fernández, Juan José
Publication year
2017
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISSN
20906560
e-ISSN
20906579
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1889364601
Copyright
Copyright © 2017 Juárez Salcedo Luis Miguel and Gil-Fernández Juan José. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.