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DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-12093
Neuropathie durch Hochdosis-Chemotherapie mit Cyclophosphamid bei Morbus Werlhof
Neuropathy after cyclophosphamide high dose chemotherapy in a Morbus Werlhof patientPublikationsverlauf
Publikationsdatum:
31. Dezember 2001 (online)

Anamnese und klinischer Befund: Eine 24-jährige Patientin litt seit 20 Jahren an einer autoimmunen idiopathischen thrombozytopenischen Purpura (M.Werlhof) und war erfolglos mit Glukokortikoiden, Splenektomie, Immunglobulinen, Immunsuppressiva und Vincristin behandelt worden. Nach einem zweiten Cyclophosphamid-Behandlungszyklus und autologer peripherer Stammzelltransplantation entwickelten sich akut Symptome einer distal betonten, peripheren sensorischen und motorischen Polyneuropathie.
Untersuchungen: Bei Aufnahme zeigten sich bei guten Allgemeinzustand ausgeprägte medikamentös induzierte cushingoide Veränderungen und generalisierte petechiale Blutungen bei 1000 Thrombozyten /µl.
Therapie und Verlauf: Nach Gabe von 2,5 g/m 2 Cyclophosphamid und Stammzelltransplantation entwickelte sich innerhalb einer Woche eine distale Polyneuropathie mit Blasenentleerungsstörung. Durch Computer- und Kernspintomographie konnten Blutungen oder Hirnschädigungen ausgeschlossen werden. Die Beschwerden besserten sich auch unter Therapie mit Steroiden, Carbamazepin und Amitriptylin nur langsam. Bei unveränderter Thrombozytopenie starb die Patientin 4 Monate später an einer akuten Hirnblutung.
Folgerung: Als wahrscheinliche Genese der Polyneuropathie wird eine direkte Neurotoxizität von Cyclophosphamid angesehen; die Kasuistik demonstriert einen möglichen kausalen Zusammenhang.
Neuropathy after cyclophosphamide high dose chemotherapy in a Morbus Werlhof patient
Personal history: A 24 year old patient with longstanding autoimmune idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (M. Werlhof) was treated with glucocorticoids, immunoglobulins, splenectomy, immunosuppression and vincristin without lasting success. After a second treatment cycle with cyclosphosphamide and autologous peripheral stem cell transplantation she acutely develpod symptoms of a peripheral sensoric and motoric polyneuro-pathy.
Medical examination: At admission she was in good general health, but had steroid-induced Cushing‘s symptoms, generalized petechial bleeding and thrombocytopenia (1000/µl).
Therapy and course: After 2.5 g/m2 cyclophosphamide and stem cell transplantation distally pronounced polyneuropathy developed within a week with bladder insufficiency. Major bleeding or brain damage were excluded, and symptoms only partially reversed when treated with steroids, carbamazepine and amitriptyline. Thrombocytopenia persisted, and the patient died 4 month later from acute brain hemorrhage.
Conclusions: Direct neurotoxicity has to be assumed as the likely causative agent in this case, illustrating the possibility of peripheral neuropathic lesions by high dose cyclophosphamide treatment.
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