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6728168

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-7-20
pubmed:abstractText
A 64-year-old woman with a 20-year history of polycythemia vera and a 2-month history of postpolycythemic myeloid metaplasia ( PPMM ) became comatose because of bilateral subdural hematomas. Biopsy of the dura mater at operation demonstrated extramedullary hematopoiesis ( EMH ). The subdural hemorrhage was secondary to dural invasion by hematopoietic tissue and vascular dilation with a predisposing element of thrombocytopenia. This is the second case of central nervous system (CNS) EMH in a case of polycythemia vera. Only 8 cases of symptomatic CNS EMH and 16 cases overall have been reported, and these were primarily due to agnogenic myeloid metaplasia. Symptoms were secondary to the mass effect of dural tumor-like hematopoietic tissue or to an elevated cerebrospinal fluid protein content. The survival after a diagnosis of PPMM with CNS EMH has been less than 6 months in all cases. CNS EMH is an unusual and a potentially critical complication of polycythemia vera that should be considered in the evaluation of the patient with polycythemia vera and myeloid metaplasia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0148-396X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
588-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Subdural hemorrhage secondary to extramedullary hematopoiesis in postpolycythemic myeloid metaplasia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports