A Case of Relapsing Polychondritis Associated with Myelodysplastic Syndrome with Erythroid Hypoplasia/Aplasia.
- Author:
Seong Wook HEO
1
;
Kyu Hyun CHO
;
Jung Il RYU
;
Seung Hie CHUNG
;
Chae Gi KIM
;
Sang Gyung KIM
;
Jung Yoon CHOE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. jychoe@cu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Relapsing polychondritis (RP);
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
- MeSH:
Aged;
Biopsy;
Human;
Male;
Myelodysplastic Syndromes/*complications;
Polychondritis, Relapsing/*complications/*diagnosis/pathology;
Red-Cell Aplasia, Pure/*complications/pathology
- From:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
2003;18(4):251-254
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare multisystem disorder. Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) with erythroid hypoplasia/aplasia is a rare form of myelodysplasia. Several cases of RP associated with MDS have recently been described. However, RP associated with MDS with erythroid hypoplasia/aplasia has never been reported. There was only one case report of polymyalgia rheumatica associated with MDS with erythroid hypoplasia/aplasia. In this study, we report a 79-year-old patient with RP, who developed MDS subtype refractory anemia (RA) with erythroid hypoplasia/aplasia, a very characteristic subtype of MDS.
