Extramedullary hematopoiesis
Diagnosis certain
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Presentation
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Chronic anemia.
Age
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The patient had thalassemia and as a result of this type of anemiaanaemia, his bone marrow expands to compensate for the blood loss.
-<p>The patient had <a title="Thalassemia" href="/articles/thalassaemia">thalassemia</a> and as a result of this type of anemia his bone marrow expands to compensate for the blood loss.</p>- +<p>The patient had <a href="/articles/thalassaemia">thalassemia</a> and as a result of this type of anaemia, his bone marrow expands to compensate for the blood loss.</p>
References changed:
- 1. Georgiades CS, Neyman EG, Francis IR, Sneider MB, Fishman EK. Typical and atypical presentations of extramedullary hemopoiesis. (2002) AJR. American journal of roentgenology. 179 (5): 1239-43. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.179.5.1791239">doi:10.2214/ajr.179.5.1791239</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12388506">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
- Georgiades CS, Neyman EG, Francis IR, Sneider MB, Fishman EK. Typical and atypical presentations of extramedullary hemopoiesis. AJR. American journal of roentgenology. 179 (5): 1239-43.
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- Paediatrics
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Bilateral posterior mediastinal masses associated with medullary expansion of the posterior ribs. Spleen The spleen is surgically removed from hypersplenism. The liver is hyperdense due to hemosiderin deposition.
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