Clinical analysis of 6 Behcet's disease patients with leukemia

VernacularTitle:白塞病合并急性白血病五例临床分析
Author: Fang LI ; Xiaofeng LI ; Liyun ZHANG ; Ke XU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Behcet's syndrome; Leukemia
From: Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2009;13(1):39-41
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To study the clinical characteristics of Behcet's disease (BD) complicated with leukemia and analyze the relationshp between the two diseases. Methods Five cases in the medical literature were retrieved and their data were analyzed. Results The clinical characteristics were : oral ulcersand fever (5 cases), skin lesions (3 cases), vulva ulcers (3 cases), eye lesions (3 cases), arthralgia (4 cases), diges-tive tract ulcerations and hemorrhage (1 cases). All cases coexisted with leukemia were shown to have various degrees of peripheral blood changes and history of immunosuppressive therapy. Among these, 3 cases were coexisted with acute granulocytic leukemia, 1 case with acute monocytic leukemia, 1 case with plasma cell leukemia respectively. All patients died within one year. Conclusion Close relationship can be observed between BD and leukemia from the point of view of the provocating factors, clinical features and drug use.