Systemic vasculitis and myelodysplastic syndromes. A report of two cases

Arthritis Rheum. 1997 Jan;40(1):179-82. doi: 10.1002/art.1780400123.

Abstract

Two cases of systemic vasculitis associated with myelodysplastic syndromes are reported. Vasculitis may develop either before or after the diagnosis of a hematologic disorder, and it responds to treatment with high-dose corticosteroids.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Anemia, Refractory / etiology*
  • Epididymis / pathology
  • Humans
  • Lung / pathology
  • Male
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes / complications*
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes / etiology
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes / therapy
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Vasculitis / complications*
  • Vasculitis / etiology
  • Vasculitis / therapy