Large Vessel (Takayasu's) Arteritis in a Patient With Myelodysplastic Syndrome: Is There a Common Pathogenesis?

Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 60 - 63
Published: Feb 1, 2011
Abstract
Autoimmune phenomena may complicate the course of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) but large vessel arteritis is a rare event. We report a case of large vessel arteritis in a patient with MDS. A 62-year-old male presented with thrombocytopenia and was diagnosed with low-risk MDS, (<5% blasts in his bone marrow and a normal karyotype). Shortly thereafter he developed large vessel (Takayasu's) arteritis (TA) that responded well to oral...
Paper Details
Title
Large Vessel (Takayasu's) Arteritis in a Patient With Myelodysplastic Syndrome: Is There a Common Pathogenesis?
Published Date
Feb 1, 2011
Volume
11
Issue
1
Pages
60 - 63
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