[Rheumatoid polyarthritis, Gougerot-Sjögren syndrome and chronic myeloid leukemia. Apropos of 2 cases]

Abstract

Two cases of rheumatoid arthritis with Sjögren's syndrome are reported which developed chronic myelocytic leukemia. The relationships between these illnesses, rheumatoid arthritis and Sjögren's syndrome on the one hand, and a myeloproliferative disorder on the other hand, are discussed, as well as the possible role of the treatment regimens (synoviorthesis with radio-isotopes in case number 1). The possibility that this association came about by pure coincidence can not be excluded due to the exceptional character of these illnesses.