Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema associated with acute myeloid leukemia.
Publication/Presentation Date
8-1-2005
Abstract
Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema (RS3PE) almost exclusively affects elderly men and can occur independently or may be associated with a vast array of clinical conditions including underlying malignancy. Patients present with a polyarthritis similar to rheumatoid arthritis. We describe a case of an elderly man presenting with RS3PE who developed acute myeloid leukemia. It is important for clinicians to be aware of this possibility and initiate appropriate investigations, particularly if systemic symptoms are prominent, to detect an occult malignancy at a potentially earlier stage.
Volume
32
Issue
8
First Page
1613
Last Page
1614
ISSN
0315-162X
Published In/Presented At
Chiappetta, N., & Gruber, B. (2005). Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema associated with acute myeloid leukemia. The Journal of rheumatology, 32(8), 1613–1614.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
16078344
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article