Myelodysplastic syndrome with monosomy 7 after immunosuppressive therapy in Behcet's disease

Authors
Bangerter, M Griesshammer, M von Tirpitz, C Krauter, J Heil, G Hafner, M Kern, W Heiss, M Kern, P
Citation
M. Bangerter et al., Myelodysplastic syndrome with monosomy 7 after immunosuppressive therapy in Behcet's disease, SC J RHEUM, 28(2), 1999, pp. 117-119
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology,"da verificare
Journal title
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
ISSN journal
03009742 → ACNP
Volume
28
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
117 - 119
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-9742(1999)28:2<117:MSWM7A>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Only few cases of Behcet's and hematological malignancies have been reporte d until now. We recently observed a 39-year-old female patient with Behcet' s disease developing a myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) FAB subtype refractor y anemia with excess of blasts in transformation [RAEB-t] with a monosomy 7 after being treated with cyclosporin A and chlorambucil for several years. This case is reported and the occurence of hematological malignancies and Behcet's disease is reviewed.