TY - JOUR
T1 - Pericardial haematopoiesis with tamponade in myelofibrosis
AU - Hædersdal, Carsten
AU - Hasselbalch, Hans
AU - Devantier, Agnete
AU - Saunamäki, Karl
PY - 1985/3
Y1 - 1985/3
N2 - A 52‐year‐old male with idiopathic myelofibrosis of 8 years' duration developed pericardial tamponade during recovery from acute tubular interstitial nephropathia following septicaemia. Splenectomy had been performed 7 yr previously. The tamponade was relieved by pericardiocentesis and its recurrence was prevented by a minor pericardiectomy. Pathological examination, including staining for factor VIII‐positive cells, demonstrated extramedullary haematopoiesis in the pericardium. In patients with myelofibrosis and increased silhouette on X‐ray film, with or without clinical heart failure, echocardiographic examination is recommended in order to identify a possible pericardial effusion.
AB - A 52‐year‐old male with idiopathic myelofibrosis of 8 years' duration developed pericardial tamponade during recovery from acute tubular interstitial nephropathia following septicaemia. Splenectomy had been performed 7 yr previously. The tamponade was relieved by pericardiocentesis and its recurrence was prevented by a minor pericardiectomy. Pathological examination, including staining for factor VIII‐positive cells, demonstrated extramedullary haematopoiesis in the pericardium. In patients with myelofibrosis and increased silhouette on X‐ray film, with or without clinical heart failure, echocardiographic examination is recommended in order to identify a possible pericardial effusion.
KW - myelofibrosis
KW - pericardial effusion
KW - pericardial haematopoiesis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0021996268&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1985.tb02791.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1985.tb02791.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 3992193
AN - SCOPUS:0021996268
SN - 0036-553X
VL - 34
SP - 270
EP - 273
JO - Scandinavian Journal of Haematology
JF - Scandinavian Journal of Haematology
IS - 3
ER -