A Case of Erythema Nodosum and Serositis Associated with Myelodysplastic Syndrome.
10.3904/kjim.2005.20.2.177
- Author:
Jung Hye CHOI
1
;
Myung Ju AHN
;
Yong Wook PARK
;
Ho Suk OH
;
Young Yeul LEE
;
In Soon KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jhcmd@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Myelodysplastic syndrome;
Erythema nodosum;
Pericardial effusion
- MeSH:
Adult;
Biopsy;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Erythema Nodosum/*complications/diagnosis/drug therapy;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Glucocorticoids/therapeutic use;
Humans;
Myelodysplastic Syndromes/*complications/diagnosis/drug therapy;
Prednisone/therapeutic use;
Serositis/*complications/diagnosis/drug therapy;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
2005;20(2):177-179
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a heterogenous group of stem cell disorders usually characterized by progressive refractory cytopenias, which could progress to acute myeloid leukemia. MDS may be associated with a wide spectrum of skin lesions, including neoplastic cell infiltration, Sweet's syndrome, pyoderma gangrenosum, erythema elevatum diutinum, vasculitis, and panniculitis. However, erythema nodosum is rarely associated with MDS. Unusual rheumatologic manifestations in patients with MDS also have been reported, which range from asymptomatic serological abnormalities to classic connective tissue disorders such as Sjogren's syndrome, relapsing polychondritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis and mixed connective tissue disease. However, concurrent erythema nodosum and serositis has rarely been reported. We describe a case of MDS with erythema nodosum and immune-mediated pericardial effusion in a 34-year-old woman.
