Spinal cord compression in beta-thalassemia: case report and review of the literature

SA Salehi, T Koski, SL Ondra - Spinal Cord, 2004 - nature.com
Study design: A case report of thoracic spinal cord compression in a 34-year-old male with
beta-thalassemia is reported. Objectives: In patients with thalassemia, neurologic complaints …

Intracranial involvement in extramedullary hematopoiesis: case report and review of the literature

S Haidar, C Ortiz-Neira, M Shroff, D Gilday, S Blaser - Pediatric radiology, 2005 - Springer
Intracranial involvement in extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) is rare, but it should be
suspected in patients with myelofibrosis presenting with chronic severe headache. We …

Terbinafine hepatotoxicity resulting in chronic biliary ductopenia and portal fibrosis

FA Anania, L Rabin - The American journal of medicine, 2002 - amjmed.com
A 56-year-old white woman was referred to the University of Maryland Liver Center following
persistent elevation of serum alkaline phosphatase levels and complaints of pruritus. Two …

Ultrashort echo time (UTE) MRI of the spine in thalassaemia

MA Hall-Craggs, J Porter, PD Gatehouse… - The British Journal of …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Back pain is common in adult patients with homozygous thalassaemia, and degenerative
disc disease is increasingly recognised as a cause. Ultrashort echo time (UTE) pulse …

MRI findings of extramedullary haemopoiesis

D Chourmouzi, K Pistevou-Gompaki, G Plataniotis… - European …, 2001 - Springer
Extramedullary haemopoiesis (EH) is a compensatory process associated with chronic
haemolytic anaemia. It is rare, however, for such an abnormality to cause spinal cord …

Epidural Spinal Cord Compression due to Extramedullary Hematopoiesis: Systematic Review of the Literature with an Illustrative Case

NG Lam, A Ahmadpour, A Gimelfarb, R Nanda… - World Neurosurgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Background and Objectives Epidural extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) is a rare,
underreported phenomenon in which hematopoiesis occurring outside of the medullary …

Intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis resembling posterior mediastinal tumor

Z Bolaman, M Polatli, O Çildag… - The American journal …, 2002 - amjmed.com
Extramedullary hematopoiesis usually occurs as a compensatory phenomenon with chronic
anemia. Although it tends to be microscopic and asymptomatic, it may sometimes manifest …

MR imaging of focal splenic extramedullary hematopoiesis in polycythemia vera: case report

T Gabata, M Kadoya, A Mori, S Kobayashi, J Sanada… - Abdominal …, 2000 - Springer
We report a case with focal mass–like lesion of the spleen in polycythemia vera. Magnetic
resonance imaging of the lesion showed homogeneous hyperintensity on T2-weighted …

MRI features of epidural extramedullary hematopoiesis

IA Alorainy, AR Al-Asmi, R Del Carpio - European journal of radiology, 2000 - Elsevier
A case of β-thalassemia intermedia with spinal cord compression due to extramedullary
hematopoiesis, which was successfully treated by blood transfusion, is presented. Emphasis …

Degenerative disc disease as a cause of back pain in the thalassaemic population: a case-control study using MRI and plain radiographs

S Desigan, MA Hall-Craggs, CP Ho, J Eliahoo… - Skeletal radiology, 2006 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this study was to test our observation that back pain in thalassemic
patients could be caused by premature and extensive lumbar degenerative disc disease …