Behcet's disease with gastrointestinal involvement associated with myelodysplasia in a patient with congenital panhypopituitarism

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are hematologic disorders characterised by peripheral cytopenias and the hystologic features of hematologic dysplasia. Their association with autoimmune manifestations have been suggested by se veral authors: recently, the appearance of Behcet's disease during MDS has been reported. We describe the occurrence of MDS in a patient affected by B ehcet's syndrome with gastrointestinal involvement and congenital panhypopi tuitarism.