title: A case of essential thrombocythemia in an 8-year-old boy.
abstract: Thrombocytosis in childhood is not rare but essential thrombocythemia is an extremely rare myeloproliferative disorder in childhood. The authors report a case of essential thrombocythemia in an 8-year-old boy who was diagnosed during further evaluation of an incidental finding of thrombocythemia in a school health examination.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jayoung
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Wonbae
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010976:Platelet Count; D013920:Thrombocythemia, Essential / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*