Effective blood transfusion for the symptomatic restless legs syndrome by anemia in the terminal stage of cancer: a case report
10.2512/jspm.6.344
- VernacularTitle:がん終末期の貧血による症候性むずむず脚症候群に対して輸血が有効であった症例
- Author:
Hideaki Hasuo
;
Tatsuhiko Ishihara
;
Naoko Hata
;
Mika Saigusa
;
Midori Okada
;
Hideyuki Kimura
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
terminal stage of cancer;
symptomatic restless legs syndrome;
akathisia;
iron deficiency anemia;
blood transfusion
- From:Palliative Care Research
2011;6(2):344-349
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
We experienced a case in which a blood transfusion proved to be effective for the treatment of symptomatic restless legs syndrome that occurred in a patient demonstrating terminal stage cancer with iron-deficiency anemia due to hemorrhaging as a result of carcinomatous peritonitis. The patient was a female in her seventies who suffered from hepatocellular carcinoma. After undergoing blood transfusion, the symptoms of discomfort in her lower limbs dramatically improved. It was thought that it was expected the symptomatic restless leg syndrome was frequently amalgamated, and a positive diagnosis and appropriate treatment were necessary in the terminal stage of cancer. Palliat Care Res 2011; 6(2): 344-349
