Myelodysplastic syndrome accompanied by Addison's disease and multiple autoimmune phenomena: steroid therapy resolved cytopenias and all immune disorders.
Intern Med
; 40(10): 1041-4, 2001 Oct.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11688831
We report here a patient with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), which was complicated with several autoimmune disorders and asymptomatic immunologic abnormalities. An 82-year-old woman with refractory anemia (RA) rapidly developed thrombocytopenia with the appearance of symptoms such as purpura, fatigue, anorexia, and weight loss. Furthermore, clinical examinations revealed that she also had Addison's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and autoimmune hematological diseases such as thrombocytopenia and hemolytic anemia. However, the cytopenia and all autoimmune disorders were remarkably improved after she received steroid therapy.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
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Prednisone
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Addison Disease
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Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic
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Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Intern Med
Journal subject:
MEDICINA INTERNA
Year:
2001
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
Japan