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HLA-B27, antinuclear antibodies and drug-induced agranulocytosis

HLA-B27, antinukleäre Antikörper und medikamentös ausgelöste Agranulozytose

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Acht weibliche Patienten mit medikamentös ausgelöster Agranulozytose (fünf Patienten mit definitiver seropositiver rheumatoider Arthritis (RA), drei Patienten mit Infekten der oberen Luftwege) wurden auf das Vorliegen des HLA-Antigens B27 und von antinukleären Antikörpern (ANA) untersucht. Fünf von acht Patienten waren B27-positiv; alle Patienten mit RA hatten ANA in ihrem Serum. Die Frequenz von HLA-B27 und ANA war signifikant gegenüber Kontrollgruppen erhöht. Wir vermuten, daß das Vorkommen von HLA-B27 bei Frauen mit seropositiver RA (besonders bei jenen mit ANA) und von HLA-B27 allein bei anderen Personen Ausdruck eines erhöhten Risikos für eine medikamentös ausgelöste Agranulozytose sein könnte.

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Eight female patients with drug-induced agranulocytosis (five patients with definite seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA), three patients with upper respiratory infections) were studied for the presence of HLA-B27 and antinuclear antibodies (ANA). Five of eight patients were found to be HLA-B27 positive and all RA patients had ANA in their serum. The frequency of HLA-B27 and ANA was found to be significantly different from control groups. It is concluded that the occurrence of HLA-B27 in female patients with seropositive RA (especially in those with ANA) and of HLA-B27 alone in other individuals could reflect an increased risk for drug-induced agranulocytosis.

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Supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Mu 277/7)

We are grateful to Dr. D. Rusch for his support by performing the statistical calculations

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Schmidt, K.L., Mueller-Eckhardt, C. & Breithaupt, H. HLA-B27, antinuclear antibodies and drug-induced agranulocytosis. Klin Wochenschr 56, 1189–1191 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01476864

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