Yonsei Med J.
2003 Oct;44(5):928-930.
Erythrophagocytosis by Myeloid Cells in a Patient with Myeloproliferative Disorder
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ajou University Hospital, San 5 Wonchon-dong, Paldal-gu, Suwon, Korea. sungran@ajou.ac.kr
Abstract
- This report documents a case of myeloid erythrophagocytosis in a patient with myeloproliferative disorder. The patient had pancytopenia and his marrow was hyperplastic with erythrophagocytosis by myeloid cells of various stages, including myeloblasts. He was diagnosed to have a prefibrotic stage of chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis. The erythrophagocytosis by myeloid cells persisted even after 2 months of treatment for the primary disorder.