Low back pain in beta thalassemia major revealing sacral extramedullay hematopoeisis: A case report

Autor: Rita W. Ahmad, Lina A. Okar, Abdelhaleem Elhiday, Hussam Almasri, Fateen Ata, Elsayed Ahmed Mounir, Ali Barah, Mohamed Abdelrazek, Amna Gamil, Mouhammad Z. Sharaf Eldean, Mohamed A. Yassin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Clinical Case Reports, Vol 9, Iss 5, Pp n/a-n/a (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2050-0904
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.4258
Popis: Abstract Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) is a well‐known complication of beta thalassemia major and frequently occurs in typical sites such as liver or spleen. However, when presenting in unusual sites as sacrum, other diagnosis should be excluded by histopathology prior to deciding on treatment plan.
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