title: Chronic granulocytic leukemia in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis and ulcerative colitis: an interesting association.
abstract: Chronic granulocytic leukemia in a 59-year-old man with ankylosing spondylitis and ulcerative colitis is described. Ankylosing spondylitis was confirmed at age 28 years and ulcerative colitis at age 49 years. Etiologic considerations and a brief review of the literature are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathophysiology, Medical School, University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tzivras
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Souyioultzis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsirantonaki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Archimandritis
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications*