The coexistence of mutilating rheumatoid arthritis, progressive systemic sclerosis and polycythemia vera--a case report.
A 41-year-old patient with mutilating rheumatoid arthritis and progressive systemic sclerosis, who developed a chronic myeloproliferative disorder polycythemia vera was observed. Some of the pathogenetic aspects of this case with special respect to the function abnormalities of peripheral blood polymorphonuclear cells are analyzed.
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Department of Rheumatology, Karol Marcinkowski University School of Medicine, Poznan, Poland.
Mackiewicz
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D000328:Adult; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D001284:Atrophy; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000276:immunology; D011087:Polycythemia Vera / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology