Extramedullary haematopoiesis in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Kass, L.; Schnitzer, B.
Folia Haematologica 106(1): 32-36
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0323-4347 PMID: 88388 Document Number: 148203
Extramedullary hematopoiesis was detected in routine sections of spleen and liver from 2 patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). In patients with other types of hemolytic anemia and in normal persons, extramedullary hematopoiesis was not found in spleen or liver. TTP may fit within the myeloproliferative category, perhaps representing an acute variant of Di-Guglielmo syndrome.