Knee arthritis revealing acute leukemia in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.
We report one case of leukemic synovitis in a patient with a 40-year history of rheumatoid arthritis. The synovial fluid sample and synovial biopsy specimen showed myeloblastic cells. So, leukemic synovitis can be suspected in a patient with inflammatory rheumatism and adequate diagnostic procedures should be carried out.
Taillan
B
B
Service de Médecine Interne I, Hôpital de Cimiez, Nice, France.
Leyge
J F
JF
Fuzibet
J G
JG
Nectoux
F
F
Ziegler
G
G
Dujardin
P
P
D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000473:pathology