Disseminated tuberculosis with myelofibrosis presentation: a case report

Abstract Background Primary myelofibrosis is a rare myeloproliferative disorder in middle-aged and old adults and should be distinguished from secondary and reactive causes of bone marrow fibrosis because, in reactive fibrosis, treatment approaches depend on the underlying etiology. Case presentatio...

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Autores principales:	Mahdi Khatuni, Marziyeh Ghalamkari, Fereshteh Ameli, Habibeh Yekehtaz
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Publicado:	BMC 2021
Materias:	Primary myelofibrosis Tuberculosis Myeloproliferative disease Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d3077027889549819fca10384b345fc22021-11-14T12:37:48ZDisseminated tuberculosis with myelofibrosis presentation: a case report10.1186/s13256-021-03038-31752-1947https://doaj.org/article/d3077027889549819fca10384b345fc22021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-03038-3https://doaj.org/toc/1752-1947Abstract Background Primary myelofibrosis is a rare myeloproliferative disorder in middle-aged and old adults and should be distinguished from secondary and reactive causes of bone marrow fibrosis because, in reactive fibrosis, treatment approaches depend on the underlying etiology. Case presentation Here we report the case of a middle-aged Iranian man who was diagnosed and treated as primary myelofibrosis at presentation, and whose final diagnosis was disseminated tuberculosis with reactive bone marrow fibrosis. Conclusions It is prudent to evaluate the potential causes of myelofibrosis in any patient with the diagnosis primary myelofibrosis. Tuberculosis can be an important etiology of bone marrow fibrosis, especially in endemic areas.Mahdi KhatuniMarziyeh GhalamkariFereshteh AmeliHabibeh YekehtazBMCarticlePrimary myelofibrosisTuberculosisMyeloproliferative diseaseMedicineRENJournal of Medical Case Reports, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-4 (2021)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	Primary myelofibrosis Tuberculosis Myeloproliferative disease Medicine R
spellingShingle	Primary myelofibrosis Tuberculosis Myeloproliferative disease Medicine R Mahdi Khatuni Marziyeh Ghalamkari Fereshteh Ameli Habibeh Yekehtaz Disseminated tuberculosis with myelofibrosis presentation: a case report
description	Abstract Background Primary myelofibrosis is a rare myeloproliferative disorder in middle-aged and old adults and should be distinguished from secondary and reactive causes of bone marrow fibrosis because, in reactive fibrosis, treatment approaches depend on the underlying etiology. Case presentation Here we report the case of a middle-aged Iranian man who was diagnosed and treated as primary myelofibrosis at presentation, and whose final diagnosis was disseminated tuberculosis with reactive bone marrow fibrosis. Conclusions It is prudent to evaluate the potential causes of myelofibrosis in any patient with the diagnosis primary myelofibrosis. Tuberculosis can be an important etiology of bone marrow fibrosis, especially in endemic areas.
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author	Mahdi Khatuni Marziyeh Ghalamkari Fereshteh Ameli Habibeh Yekehtaz
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title	Disseminated tuberculosis with myelofibrosis presentation: a case report
title_short	Disseminated tuberculosis with myelofibrosis presentation: a case report
title_full	Disseminated tuberculosis with myelofibrosis presentation: a case report
title_fullStr	Disseminated tuberculosis with myelofibrosis presentation: a case report
title_full_unstemmed	Disseminated tuberculosis with myelofibrosis presentation: a case report
title_sort	disseminated tuberculosis with myelofibrosis presentation: a case report
publisher	BMC
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/d3077027889549819fca10384b345fc2
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Disseminated tuberculosis with myelofibrosis presentation: a case report

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