Erythrophagocytosis by myeloid cells in a patient with myeloproliferative disorder.
This report documents a case of myeloid erythrophagocytosis in a patient with myeloproliferative disorder. The patient had pancytopenia and his marrow was hyperplastic with erythrophagocytosis by myeloid cells of various stages, including myeloblasts. He was diagnosed to have a prefibrotic stage of chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis. The erythrophagocytosis by myeloid cells persisted even after 2 months of treatment for the primary disorder.
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Ajou University Hospital, Suwon, Korea. sungran@ajou.ac.kr
Sung Ran
SR
Cho
Ji Young
JY
Huh
Bong Hak
BH
Hyun
D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D022423:Myeloid Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D009196:Myeloproliferative Disorders / Q000473:pathology*; D010198:Pancytopenia / Q000473:pathology; D010587:Phagocytosis