Internal Medicine
Online ISSN : 1349-7235
Print ISSN : 0918-2918
ISSN-L : 0918-2918
CASE REPORTS
Trisomy 8-positive Polycythemia Vera Complicated with Intestinal Behçet's-like Disease: A New Perspective for a Clinical Approach
Yuki MoriFumihiko IwamotoToru KunoShoji KobayashiTakashi YoshidaTatsuya YamaguchiShinichi TakanoTetsuo KondoKeita KiritoNobuyuki Enomoto
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2022 Volume 61 Issue 11 Pages 1713-1719

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Behçet's disease (BD) is a multisystem inflammatory disease of unknown origin. It rarely but occasionally occurs together with myelodysplastic syndrome and primary myelofibrosis. Trisomy 8 is one of the most common cytogenetic abnormalities in myeloid neoplasms; however, the association of BD with polycythemia vera (PV) and trisomy 8 has not been reported. A 70-year-old woman, diagnosed with PV and treated with hydroxyurea, had bloody stool due to multiple ulcers in the ileocecal region. Considering the lack of a response to treatment and other features, we suspected complication with intestinal Behçet's-like disease. Our case suggests relationships among BD, trisomy 8, and PV.

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