title: Monocytic leukemoid reaction, glucocorticoid therapy, and myelodysplastic syndrome.
abstract: A leukemoid reaction is a complex and poorly understood response by the bone marrow to a variety of stresses; although any peripheral blood cell line may be involved, it is rarely a purely monocytic event. A case is reported of a true monocytic leukemoid reaction in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome related to the effect of corticosteroids on the underlying marrow disorder.
authors: Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Moraes
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Wilkes
authors: J N
authors: JN
authors: Lowder
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D015477:Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D007955:Leukemoid Reaction / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids