Title of article :
Behcets disease in a patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia under hydroxyurea treatment: A case report and review of the literature
Author/Authors :
Vaiopoulos، George A. نويسنده , , Terpos، Evangelos نويسنده , , Viniou، Nora نويسنده , , Nodaros، Konstantinos نويسنده , , Rombos، John نويسنده , , Loukopoulos، Dimitris نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2001
Pages :
-56
From page :
57
To page :
0
Abstract :
Behcetʹs disease (BD) is a chronic, relapsing vasculitis of unknown etiology. Its association with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is extremely rare, and typical manifestations of BD were observed in a very few patients with CML, mainly under interferon-alpha (IFN-) treatment. Skin pathergy test, being positive in about 50% of patients with BD, is also positive in some IFN-treated patients with CML without any evidence of BD symptoms. We describe a 62-year-old woman with CML who developed characteristic features of BD, including a positive skin hyperactivity test, during treatment with hydroxyurea. Hydroxyurea has been implicated in the appearance of skin vasculitic ulceration, but this is the first case, according to our knowledge, where the development of BD was observed during hydroxyurea maintenance in the chronic phase of CML. Am. J. Hematol. 66:57-58, 2001.
Keywords :
von Willebrand factor , VWF , VWD , von Willebrands disease , diagnosis , laboratory assessment
Journal title :
American Journal of Hematology
Serial Year :
2001
Journal title :
American Journal of Hematology
Record number :
25705
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