1. Anemia and hepatosplenomegaly as presenting features in a child with rickets and secondary myelofibrosis.
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Gruner BA, DeNapoli TS, Elshihabi S, Britton HA, Langevin AM, Thomas PJ, and Weitman SD
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- Anemia diagnosis, Anemia pathology, Calcitriol therapeutic use, Diagnosis, Differential, Hepatomegaly diagnosis, Hepatomegaly pathology, Humans, Infant, Male, Primary Myelofibrosis diagnosis, Primary Myelofibrosis pathology, Rickets drug therapy, Rickets pathology, Splenomegaly diagnosis, Splenomegaly pathology, Anemia complications, Hepatomegaly complications, Primary Myelofibrosis complications, Rickets complications, Rickets diagnosis, Splenomegaly complications
- Abstract
Anemia and hepatosplenomegaly are common reasons for referring a child to a pediatric hematologist or oncologist. Among the many causes for these findings is severe rickets, which has been shown to be associated with secondary myelofibrosis and myeloid metaplasia. The authors present the case of an infant with severe rickets and secondary myelofibrosis and review the differential diagnosis of hepatosplenomegaly from the viewpoint of the pediatric hematologist/oncologist.
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- 2003
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