Extramedullary hematopoiesis in ribs and severe pulmonary hypertension disease following intermediate beta-thalassemia: a case report.
Ali Hossein Samadi TakaldaniNima JavanshirHelia HonardoostMohammad NegareshPublished 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.