The Association between the Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Crohn Disease
Authors: Charis Eng, Francis A. Farraye, Lawrence N. Shulman, Mark A. Peppercorn, Celeste M. Krauss, Jean M. Connors, Richard M. Stone
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1992)

Brief Reports15 October 1992The Association between the Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Crohn DiseaseCharis Eng, MD, PhD, Francis A. Farraye, MD, Lawrence N. Shulman, MD, Mark A. Peppercorn, MD, Celeste M. Krauss, MD, Jean M. Connors, MD, Richard M. Stone, MDCharis Eng, MD, PhD, Francis A. Farraye, MD, Lawrence N. Shulman, MD, Mark A. Peppercorn, MD, Celeste M. Krauss, MD, Jean M. Connors, MD, Richard M. Stone, MDAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-117-8-661 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe myelodysplastic syndromes are a heterogeneous group of bone marrow stem-cell disorders characterized by peripheral cytopenias and hypercellular dysplastic bone marrows (1, 2). The myelodysplastic syndromes, as defined in the French-American-British classification (2), include refractory anemia, refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts, refractory anemia with excess blasts, refractory anemia with excess blasts in transformation, and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. Crohn disease, an inflammatory bowel disease, is characterized by specific pathologic and endoscopic gastrointestinal mucosal findings; these include chronic inflammation, noncaseating granulomas, skip lesions, and aphthous ulcerations (3). Unlike the frequent occurrence of clonal chromosomal abnormalities in the bone marrow cells of patients...References1. ListGarewalSandberg AHA. The myelodysplastic syndromes: biology and implications for management. J Clin Oncol. 1990;8:1424-41. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. BennettCatovskyDanielFlandrinGaltonGralnick JDMGDH. Proposals for the classification of the myelodysplastic syndromes. Br J Haematol. 1982;51:189-99. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. 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