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Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis is the most severe form of chronic non-bacterial osteomyelitis and presents with clinical variability. This Case Study highlights the need for a multi-disciplinary approach for diagnosis and therapy of patients.
This Case Study describes a patient with human T lymphotropic virus type I-associated adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma complicated by arthritis. Although the patient died as a result of the adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma, the associated synovial swelling had markedly improved with alemtuzumab treatment.