title: Idiopathic myelofibrosis without dacryocytes.
abstract: Idiopathic myelofibrosis (IMF) typically presents with marrow fibrosis, splenomegaly, progressive anemia, and a leukoerythroblastic blood smear with dacryocytes. We present a patient with IMF who did not have dacryocytes.
authors.affiliation: Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Houston, Texas, USA. gchen@bcm.edu
authors.forename: George L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Enli
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Kubendran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Naidoo
authors.forename: Uday
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Popat
authors.forename: Theresa L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Coetzer
authors.forename: Josef T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Prchal
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D055728:Primary Myelofibrosis / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D013102:Spherocytes / Q000473:pathology; D013156:Splenectomy; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase