Acute cardiac tamponade associated with pericardial extramedullary hematopoiesis in agnogenic myeloid metaplasia.
A 67-year-old man was diagnosed with agnogenic myeloid metaplasia. Several months later, he presented with dyspnea, malaise and chest pain. A pericardial effusion was evident and a pericardial biopsy was consistent with extramedullary hematopoiesis.
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Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia 65212, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006411:Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055728:Primary Myelofibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis