Monocytic leukemoid reaction, glucocorticoid therapy, and myelodysplastic syndrome.
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.
Moraes
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Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
Wilkes
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Lowder
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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*
D005938:Glucocorticoids