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Extramedullary hematopoiesis in ribs and severe pulmonary hypertension disease following intermediate beta-thalassemia: a case report.

Ali Hossein Samadi TakaldaniNima JavanshirHelia HonardoostMohammad Negaresh
Published in: Journal of medical case reports (2023)
Extramedullary hematopoiesis in the ribs is an uncommon finding in patients with thalassemia and is a sign of the severity of the disease and a poor prognostic factor that might be preventable if blood transfusion begins at younger ages.
Keyphrases
  • prognostic factors
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • sickle cell disease
  • early onset
  • pulmonary artery
  • hematopoietic stem cell
  • electronic health record