Chronic myeloid leukemia in a woman with Still's disease treated with 198Au synoviorthesis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 32-year-old woman presented with chronic myeloid leukemia 20 years after 2 198Au synoviortheses to her knees for severe juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. She progressed to blast phase of her disease and died from complications of therapy. The literature on rheumatoid arthritis, its therapy, radioisotopes and leukemia is reviewed.
Medical subject headings
- Arthritis, Juvenile
- Gold Radioisotopes
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive