title: A patient with essential thrombocytosis and multiple sclerosis.
abstract: We report on a patient with a 5-year history of essential thrombocytosis (ET) who developed multiple sclerosis (MS) during the last 5 months. The patient was treated for MS with interferon-beta (IFN-beta), which also had a beneficial effect on the ET. We describe the patient's history and the beneficial effect of IFN-beta administration in reducing the number of platelets. We also discuss the possible link between the pathogenesis of ET and MS.
authors: Hematology Unit and Department of Neurology, University of Ioannina Medical School, 47 G. Papandreou, PO Box 37, GR-45002, Ioannina, Greece
authors: SN
authors: Tsiara
authors: L
authors: Christou
authors: K
authors: Panteli
authors: D
authors: Anastasopoulos
authors: KL
authors: Bourantas