Association between acute myeloblastic leukaemia and sarcoidosis.
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INTRODUCTION Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disorder thought to be an exaggerated immune response to unknown antigens. It often presents with bilateral mediastinal lymphadenopathy and/or pulmonary infiltrates (1). Sarcoidosis has been found in association with a variety of malignancies, including malignant myeloproliferative disorders (2). To date, only two cases of acute myeloblastic leukaemia (AML) preceding sarcoidosis have been reported; however, the relationship between the two disorders is still unclear (3, 4). Here, we describe a case diagnosed as mediastinal sarcoidosis which developed 17 years after AML.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The West Indian medical journal
دوره 58 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009