Development of severe thrombocytopenia with TAFRO syndrome-like features in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis treated with a Janus kinase inhibitor: A case report.
Keiichiro KadobaDaisuke WakiKeisuke NishimuraHiroki MukoyamaRintaro SaitoHiroyuki MurabeToshihiko YokotaPublished in: Medicine (2020)
TAFRO syndrome-like features can develop during treatment with a JAK inhibitor for rheumatoid arthritis. Patients with autoimmune diseases complicated by TAFRO syndrome-like features can follow a fatal clinical course, and thus, an intensive combined treatment is warranted for such patients, especially in cases refractory to glucocorticoid.