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ArticleBMJ case reports2018

Myelodysplastic syndrome presenting as a Behçet's-like disease with aortitis.

Shudan Wang, Noam Broder, Paula Marchetta, Johannes Nowatzky

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Behçet-like Syndromes: A Comprehensive Review.Dermatopathology (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shudan WangDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, USA.
Noam BroderDepartment of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, USA.
Paula MarchettaDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, USA.
Johannes NowatzkyDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, USA.
New York University · US

Funding

Harnessing monoclonal Treg for the treatment of autoimmune uveitisK08EY025324 · NEI · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI NOWATZKY, JOHANNES · 2015 to 2019
$907k
NEI NIH HHS K08 EY025324
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 46-year-old Hispanic man presented with fever, genital ulcers, left eye redness and chest pain. Physical examination was notable for a healed oral ulcer and scrotal ulcers, and bilateral superficial thrombophlebitis. He was found to have new-onset pancytopenia. CT of the chest showed pericardial and pleural effusions and rapidly progressing inflammation of the aortic arch and ascending vessels. Although the patient had Behcet's disease (BD)-like symptoms, pancytopenia could not be explained by the diagnosis, prompting a bone marrow biopsy which showed myelodysplastic syndrome. This report highlights the importance of excluding alternate disorders before making a diagnosis of Behcet's disease if atypical, BD-incompatible or incomplete constellations of symptoms and findings are present.

Indexed as

AortitisBehcet SyndromeBone Marrow ExaminationDiagnosis, DifferentialFeverHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyelodysplastic SyndromesTomography, X-Ray Computedhaematology (incl blood transfusion)rheumatologyvasculitis

Identifiers

PMID29545422
PMCPMC5878384
OpenAlexW2791261776

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