Extramedullary hematopoiesis: A case report
Extramedullary hematopoiesis occurs primarily in patients with hematologic disorders and is a physiological response to chronic anemia. Its pathophysiology remains unknown. It commonly affects the liver, spleen, and lymph nodes. Vertebral involvement is the least affected site. Clinically, it is asy...
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| description | Extramedullary hematopoiesis occurs primarily in patients with hematologic disorders and is a physiological response to chronic anemia. Its pathophysiology remains unknown. It commonly affects the liver, spleen, and lymph nodes. Vertebral involvement is the least affected site. Clinically, it is asymptomatic unless complications arise, such as spinal cord compression. MRI remains the key diagnostic tool. We herein report the case of a 47-year-old female patient with a history of severe anemia since the age of 16 and pancytopenia, admitted to the emergency department for sudden-onset febrile jaundice. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2b520439ccce43e8aa7cbbaf8ef0fb242025-08-20T02:59:18ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332025-05-012052454245810.1016/j.radcr.2025.02.009Extramedullary hematopoiesis: A case reportMajda Ankri0Kaoutar Imrani1Salma El Aouadi2Nabil Moatassim Billah3Itimad Nassar4Corresponding author.; Avicenna Hospital. University Mohammed V, Rabat, MoroccoAvicenna Hospital. University Mohammed V, Rabat, MoroccoAvicenna Hospital. University Mohammed V, Rabat, MoroccoAvicenna Hospital. University Mohammed V, Rabat, MoroccoAvicenna Hospital. University Mohammed V, Rabat, MoroccoExtramedullary hematopoiesis occurs primarily in patients with hematologic disorders and is a physiological response to chronic anemia. Its pathophysiology remains unknown. It commonly affects the liver, spleen, and lymph nodes. Vertebral involvement is the least affected site. Clinically, it is asymptomatic unless complications arise, such as spinal cord compression. MRI remains the key diagnostic tool. We herein report the case of a 47-year-old female patient with a history of severe anemia since the age of 16 and pancytopenia, admitted to the emergency department for sudden-onset febrile jaundice.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043325001037Extramedullary hematopoiesisMRI |
| spellingShingle | Majda Ankri Kaoutar Imrani Salma El Aouadi Nabil Moatassim Billah Itimad Nassar Extramedullary hematopoiesis: A case report Radiology Case Reports Extramedullary hematopoiesis MRI |
| title | Extramedullary hematopoiesis: A case report |
| title_full | Extramedullary hematopoiesis: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Extramedullary hematopoiesis: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Extramedullary hematopoiesis: A case report |
| title_short | Extramedullary hematopoiesis: A case report |
| title_sort | extramedullary hematopoiesis a case report |
| topic | Extramedullary hematopoiesis MRI |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043325001037 |
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