title: Association of myelodysplastic syndrome and relapsing polychondritis: further evidence.
abstract: We report five patients with both a myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and relapsing polychondritis (RP), that represented 0.6% of all MDS and 28% of all RP diagnosed over a period of 14 years. Ten other cases had previously been reported (four in detail), supporting a non-fortuitous association between the two disorders, already suggested for MDS and some other immunological disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, CHU, Lille, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hebbar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brouillard
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wattel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Decoulx
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Hatron
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Devulder
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fenaux
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000150:complications*; D011081:Polychondritis, Relapsing / Q000150:complications*