Intrathoracic and pelvic extramedullary haematopoiesis in sickle cell disease: a case report

West Indian Med J. 2007 Dec;56(6):540-3.

Abstract

Intrathoracic extramedullary haematopoiesis is a rare entity encountered in patients with long standing anaemias such as thalassaemia and congenital spherocytosis. It is rare in patients with homozygous sickle cell disease; only 11 cases of intrathoracic and two cases of pelvic extramedullary haematopoiesis have been documented in the literature. We report the case of a 30-year old man with homozygous sickle cell disease with intrathoracic and pelvic extramedullary haematopoiesis, the first case to be documented from the Caribbean.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anemia, Sickle Cell / physiopathology*
  • Bone Marrow / physiology*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pelvic Bones
  • Thoracic Vertebrae