title: [Immunologic manifestations in myelodysplastic syndrome].
abstract: We describe three patients with primary myelodysplastic syndrome and immunological manifestations. One had painful cutaneous plaques, arthritis and peripheral neuropathy, another showed cutaneous vasculitis, and a third had Sweet's syndrome. All patients responded dramatically to steroids. Before treatment the patient with Sweet's syndrome had high serum levels of interleukin 6 (IL-6), which were reduced to zero after treatment with steroids. Myelodysplastic syndrome should be considered when evaluating patients with immunological or rheumatic manifestations associated with one or more cytopenias.
authors.affiliation: Medisinsk avdeling, Regionsykehuset i Trondheim.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Loraas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lamvik
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matre
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D016463:Sweet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Immunologiske manifestasjoner ved myelodysplastisk syndrom.