Yonsei Med J.  2003 Oct;44(5):928-930.

Erythrophagocytosis by Myeloid Cells in a Patient with Myeloproliferative Disorder

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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.

Keyword

Myeloid erythrophagocytosis; myeloproliferative disorder; pancytopenia

MeSH Terms

Erythrocytes/*pathology
Human
Male
Middle Aged
Myeloid Cells/*pathology
Myeloproliferative Disorders/*pathology
Pancytopenia/pathology
*Phagocytosis
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