title: Leukemic synovitis as the cause of arthritis in myelodysplastic syndrome.
abstract: Up to 10% of patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) may have arthralgias as a feature of their disease. All patients with MDS have the potential to progress into acute leukemia. We describe the case of a 59-year-old male with MDS who presented with synovitis due to leukemic infiltration of the synovium as the first symptom heralding the conversion of MDS into acute leukemia.
authors.affiliation: Primary Care Section (J.A.P., R.M.M.), Departments of Internal Medicine (T.J.D.) and Pathology (S.D.F.), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Pando
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: McLean
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Flynn
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Duffy