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17 February 2017 : Case report  USA

PDGFRᵝ-Rearranged Myeloid Neoplasm with Marked Eosinophilia in a 37-Year-Old Man; And a Literature Review

Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)

Mirela Andrei1BCDEF, Andrei Bandarchuk1BDF, Cherif Abdelmalek1BCEF, Ajay Kundra1BCE, Vladimir Gotlieb1CDF, Jen Chin Wang1ACDEG*

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.900623

Am J Case Rep 2017; 18:173-180

Abstract

BACKGROUND: PDGFRᵝ-positive myeloid neoplasms are rare. Marked leukocytosis (over 100×10⁹/L) with marked eosinophilia (over 10%) has been rarely described in myeloid neoplasms associated with PDGFRᵝ rearrangement.

CASE REPORT: We report a case of 37-year-old man with myeloid neoplasm associated with PDGFRᵝ rearrangement who presented with marked eosinophilia of 13.3% and leukocytosis with WBC count of 189×10⁹/L. He was found to have PDGFRᵝ locus rearrangement at 5q32-33 by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). He responded very well to low-dose imatinib therapy. To the best of our knowledge this degree of hypereosinophilia and leukocytosis in a young adult was reported only once previously. Using low dose therapy in treating this condition has rarely been reported and has not been clearly defined. Our case demonstrated that low dose imatinib therapy can be as effective as high dose imatinib therapy in treating PDGFRᵝ-positive myeloid neoplasms.

CONCLUSIONS: The patient presented with very high WBC and eosinophil count rarely reported in a young adult with PDGFRᵝ-rearranged myeloid neoplasm. The recognition of this rare presentation as a manifestation of PDGFRᵝ-gene translocation is important, and equally important that low-dose imatinib (100 mg/day) might have the same effect as higher dose imatinib (400 mg/day).

Keywords: PDGFRβ Rearrangement, Myeloid Neoplasm, Eosinophilia

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923