Hemothorax due to extramedullary erythropoietic masses.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a 27-year-old male patient suffering from beta-thalassemia intermedia who presented with a nontraumatic spontaneous hemothorax due to extramedullary hemopoietic foci. In reviewing the literature, four similar reports were found. The details of this unusual entity are discussed.
Medical subject headings
- Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary
- Hemothorax
- Lung Diseases