Case report

A case of arthritis and vasculitis associated with the refractory anemia with excess of blasts syndrome resistant to glucocorticoid treatment that responded favorably to TNF-alpha blockade

N. Pipitone, L. Masini¹, C. Salvarani

Rheumatology Unit, 1Hematology Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Viale Risorgimento 80, 42100 Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Key words

Arthritis, vasculitis, anemia, refractory, with excess of blasts, tumor necrosis factor-alpha antagonists and inhibitors, glucocorticoids, infliximab, TNFR-Fc fusion protein.

Please address correspondence and reprint requests to: Dr. Carlo Salvarani,

U.O. di Reumatologia, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Viale Risorgimento 80, 42100 Reggio Emilia, Italy.

E-mail: salvarani.carlo@asmn.re.it

Clin Exp Rheumatol 2006; 24 (Suppl. 41): S31-S34.

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY 2006