Acute Myelofibrosis and Infection with the Lymphadenopathy-Associated Virus/Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type III
Authors: CHRISTIAN DARNE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1986)

Letters and Corrections1 January 1986Acute Myelofibrosis and Infection with the Lymphadenopathy-Associated Virus/Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type IIICHRISTIAN DARNE, M.D., PHILIPPE SOLAL-CELIGNY, M.D., ALAIN HERRERA, M.D., MARIE-JOSÉ RAMOND, M.D., FRANCOISE BRUN-VEZINET, M.D., NICOLE BROUSSE, M.D., PIERRE BOIVIN, M.D.CHRISTIAN DARNE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, PHILIPPE SOLAL-CELIGNY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ALAIN HERRERA, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MARIE-JOSÉ RAMOND, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, FRANCOISE BRUN-VEZINET, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, NICOLE BROUSSE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, PIERRE BOIVIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-104-1-130_3 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Hematological abnormalities described in patients with full-blown acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or the AIDS-related complex can involve one or several blood cell lines (1). In most cases, they are unrelated to disseminated opportunistic infection, bone marrow localization of Kaposi's sarcoma, or malignant lymphoma, and their mechanism has yet to be understood. A patient of ours had the AIDS-related complex and previously unreported hematological features similar to those of the acute myelofibrosis syndrome (2).A 27-year-old black man, a native of the French Caribbean who was an intravenous drug addict, was hospitalized in September 1984 for abdominal and...References1. SPIVAKBENDERQUINN JBT. Hematological abnormalities in the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Am J Med. 1984;77:224-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. LEWISSZUR SL. Malignant myelosclerosis. Br Med J. 1963;2:472-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. TRUONGSALEEMSCHWARTZ LAM. Acute myelofibrosis: a report of four cases and review of the literature. Medicine (Baltimore). 1984;63:182-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. BERGSMANVAN SLYCK KE. Acute myelofibrosis: an accelerated variant of agnogenic myeloid metaplasia. Ann Intern Med. 1971;74:232-5. LinkGoogle Scholar5. GELLERMULLERGREENBERGSIEGAL SRMF. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: distinctive features of bone marrow biopsies. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1985;109:138-41. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: CHRISTIAN DARNE, M.D.; PHILIPPE SOLAL-CELIGNY, M.D.; ALAIN HERRERA, M.D.; MARIE-JOSÉ RAMOND, M.D.; FRANCOISE BRUN-VEZINET, M.D.; NICOLE BROUSSE, M.D.; PIERRE BOIVIN, M.D.Affiliations: Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy Hôpital Claude Bernard Paris France PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPathologyAcute myelogenous leukaemia and myelomonocytic blast crisis following polycytemia vera in HIV positive patients: Report of cases and review of the literatureErythrocytosis after Zidovudine for AIDSCharles A. Kennedy, MD, Harry S. Griffith, MD, Glenn E. Mathisen, MDPolycythaemia in patient with AIDS 1 January 1986Volume 104, Issue 1Page: 130-131KeywordsAIDSAIDS related complexAddictsBlood cellsBone marrowHematology and oncologyKaposi sarcomaLymphomaOpportunistic infections ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1986 PDF downloadLoading ...