Ectopic hematopoiesis in the human iris.
Hematopoietic islands of erythroblastic precursor cells with mitotic activity were found pathologically in the distorted iris of a 35-year-old diabetic male. The eye had been enucleated for absolute hemorrhagic glaucoma occurring secondary to central vein occlusion and complicating previous vitrectomy, repair of retinal detachment and extracapsular cataract extraction.
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor.
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D000328:Adult; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000473:pathology*; D004920:Erythropoiesis; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000150:complications; D006410:Hematopoiesis; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000473:pathology*; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male