title: Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis with myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia.
abstract: Myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia is defined as a myeloproliferative disorder characterized by leukoerythroblastosis, tear drop erythrocytes, extramedullary hematopoesis and varying degree of myelofibrosis. It may be idiopathic or secondary to a large number of conditions. Here is a rare case of myelofibrosis occurring in a patient with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Vandana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Anu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maheshwari
authors.forename: Sheffali
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gulati
authors.forename: Madhulika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kabra
authors.forename: Veena
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kalra
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055728:Primary Myelofibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D011239:Prednisolone; D008727:Methotrexate