title: Successful treatment using tacrolimus plus corticosteroid in a patient with RA associated with MDS.
abstract: We report a case of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) complicated by myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) successfully treated by tacrolimus. A 57-year-old woman had persistent pain and swelling in bilateral wrist and knee joints, in addition to severe anemia and leukopenia. She was diagnosed with MDS and RA based on the results of bone marrow aspiration and the criteria of RA. Combination therapy with tacrolimus (1.5 mg day(-1)) and prednisolone (10 mg day(-1)) improved her bicytopenia and polyarthralgia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kinki University School of Medicine, 377-2 Ohno-Higashi, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, Japan. yuji0516@med.kindai.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nozaki
authors.forename: Yasuaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagare
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: Fumiaki
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Urase
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Funauchi
mesh_terms: D000753:Anemia, Refractory / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016559:Tacrolimus / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D011239:Prednisolone; D016559:Tacrolimus