Chronic granulocytic leukemia in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis and ulcerative colitis: an interesting association.
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.
Tzivras
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Department of Pathophysiology, Medical School, University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, Greece.
Souyioultzis
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Tsirantonaki
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Archimandritis
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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*