title: Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as myelofibrosis.
abstract: Myelofibrosis is not frequent in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A review in the literature reveals that the co-incidence is rather rare since there are only a few papers reporting this combination. The female patient described hereby, presented with thrombocytopenia; following investigation, the diagnosis of SLE was established and bone marrow examination revealed an increase of marrow reticulin. Treatment with steroids reversed both thrombocytopenia and bone marrow fibrosis.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens School of Medicine, Greece.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Konstantopoulos
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Terpos
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Prinolakis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kanta
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Variami
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kanellopoulou
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vaiopoulos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Floros
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Androulaki
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meletis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D055728:Primary Myelofibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000209:etiology