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J A Pando1, R M McLean, S D Flynn
1Primary 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.
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.
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