RESUMO
A 66-year-old man with hypertension was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia in 1996. Treatment was started with hydroxycarbamide and imatinib 400 mg in 1996 + 6, which was increased to 600 mg. Although he achieved a complete cytogenic response in 1996 + 9, he could not continue imatinib because of edema; the regimen was changed to nilotinib 800 mg in 1996 + 13. After he achieved a molecular response better than 4.5 in 1996 + 19, he was referred to our hospital. His urinalysis had shown urine protein since 1996 + 13, and his creatinine level increased in 1996 + 16. Renal biopsy, performed in 1996 + 20, revealed abdominal distention and massive ascites. After the nilotinib dosage was reduced to 400 mg, liver biopsy, also performed in 1996 + 20, revealed hypertrophy of renal small blood vessels and endothelial cells of the hepatic artery and loss of endothelial cells of the renal glomeruli, portal vein, and hepatic sinusoids. Both renal and liver biopsies revealed marked pathological vascular damage. The patient took oral imatinib for approximately 3.5 years and nilotinib for 11 years. Pathological findings indicated a tendency for thrombosis, which could induce vascular occlusive disease. Accumulation of cases, such as the present case, is needed to further analyze the pathophysiological processes.
Assuntos
Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Endotélio Vascular/efeitos dos fármacos , Endotélio Vascular/patologia , Mesilato de Imatinib/efeitos adversos , Leucemia Mielogênica Crônica BCR-ABL Positiva/tratamento farmacológico , Leucemia Mielogênica Crônica BCR-ABL Positiva/patologia , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/efeitos adversos , Proteínas Tirosina Quinases/antagonistas & inibidores , Pirimidinas/efeitos adversos , Idoso , Substituição de Medicamentos , Humanos , Hidroxiureia/administração & dosagem , Mesilato de Imatinib/administração & dosagem , Rim/irrigação sanguínea , Rim/patologia , Fígado/irrigação sanguínea , Fígado/patologia , Masculino , Pirimidinas/administração & dosagem , Fatores de Tempo , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
A 59-year-old non-obese Japanese woman developed diabetes mellitus with a negative glutamic acid decarboxylase autoantibody (GADA) test result. Her hyperglycemia was initially well controlled by oral hypoglycemic agents; however, despite continued treatment the hyperglycemia gradually worsened. As she had endogenous insulin deficiency and tested positive for insulin autoantibody (IAA), insulin therapy was initiated. Few studies have investigated GADA-negative patients with slowly progressive type 1 diabetes mellitus (SPT1D). Our IAA-positive SPT1D patient progressed from the clinical onset of diabetes mellitus to starting insulin therapy relatively quickly (1.5 years), similarly to other previously reported non-obese patients with GADA-positive SPT1D.