Clinical Nuclear Medicine,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
48(1), P. e33 - e34
Published: Oct. 17, 2022
VEXAS
(vacuoles,
E1
enzyme,
X-linked,
autoinflammatory,
somatic)
syndrome
is
an
adult-onset
autoinflammatory
disease
caused
by
somatic
UBA1
mutations
first
described
in
2020.
Most
of
these
patients
met
clinical
criteria
for
inflammatory
(relapsing
polychondritis,
Sweet
syndrome,
polyarteritis
nodosa,
or
giant-cell
arteritis)
a
hematologic
condition
(myelodysplastic
multiple
myeloma)
both.
We
here
FDG
PET/CT
"leopard
man"
appearance,
with
abnormal
marrow
recruitment
the
findings,
70-year-old
man
diagnosed
syndrome.
Annals of Laboratory Medicine,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
43(2), P. 217 - 220
Published: Oct. 25, 2022
Jihoon
G.
Yoon,
M.D.,
Ph.D.,
Seungbok
Lee,
Sheehyun
Kim,
Man
Jin
Yoon
Hwan
Chang,
Kyun
Park,
Dong-Yeop
Shin,
and
Jangsup
Moon,
Ph.D..
Ann
Lab
Med
2023;43:217-20.
https://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2023.43.2.217
Frontiers in Oncology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14
Published: April 11, 2024
Vacuoles,
E1
syndrome,
X-linked,
autoinflammatory,
somatic
(VEXAS)
syndrome
is
a
chronic
inflammatory
disorder
that
affects
various
organ
systems.
It
associated
with
hematologic
malignancies
and
generally
refractory
to
therapies.
Allogeneic
hematopoietic
stem
cell
transplantation
(allo-HSCT)
may
be
considered
for
selected
patients.
We
report
case
wherein
systemic
hematological
manifestations
completely
resolved
in
patient
VEXAS
myelodysplastic
(MDS),
following
the
administration
of
fludarabine
cyclophosphamide
as
part
preparation
allo-HSCT.
conducted
systematic
literature
review
included
86
patients
MDS.
Most
cases
presented
musculoskeletal
involvement
(71%)
anemia
(72%)
lower-risk
responded
corticosteroids
(CS)
but
had
recurrence
symptoms
CS
taper
were
other
immunosuppressive
agents.
Hypomethylating
agents
Janus
kinase
inhibitors
achieved
complete
response
some
cases.
Further
research
needed
develop
more
effective
treatment
strategies.
Clinical Nuclear Medicine,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
48(1), P. e33 - e34
Published: Oct. 17, 2022
VEXAS
(vacuoles,
E1
enzyme,
X-linked,
autoinflammatory,
somatic)
syndrome
is
an
adult-onset
autoinflammatory
disease
caused
by
somatic
UBA1
mutations
first
described
in
2020.
Most
of
these
patients
met
clinical
criteria
for
inflammatory
(relapsing
polychondritis,
Sweet
syndrome,
polyarteritis
nodosa,
or
giant-cell
arteritis)
a
hematologic
condition
(myelodysplastic
multiple
myeloma)
both.
We
here
FDG
PET/CT
"leopard
man"
appearance,
with
abnormal
marrow
recruitment
the
findings,
70-year-old
man
diagnosed
syndrome.