title: Behçet's disease with gastrointestinal involvement associated with myelodysplasia in a patient with congenital panhypopituitarism.
abstract: Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are hematologic disorders characterised by peripheral cytopenias and the hystologic features of hematologic dysplasia. Their association with autoimmune manifestations have been suggested by several authors: recently, the appearance of Behçet's disease during MDS has been reported. We describe the occurrence of MDS in a patient affected by Behçet's syndrome with gastrointestinal involvement and congenital panhypopituitarism.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Immunology Unit, University of Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Della Rossa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tavoni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tognetti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Testi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bombardieri
mesh_terms: D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004760:Enterocolitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000151:congenital*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology