Abstract
A 32-year-old woman presented with chronic myeloid leukemia 20 years after 2 198Au synoviortheses to her knees for severe juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. She progressed to blast phase of her disease and died from complications of therapy. The literature on rheumatoid arthritis, its therapy, radioisotopes and leukemia is reviewed.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Arthritis, Juvenile / complications*
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Arthritis, Juvenile / drug therapy
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Arthritis, Juvenile / pathology
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Female
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Gold Radioisotopes / therapeutic use*
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Humans
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Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / drug therapy
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Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / etiology*
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Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / pathology