Open AccessSpontaneous haemothorax from an extramedullary haematopoietic mass
Author(s) -
Mahesh Kudari,
Colin Ferrett
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
bjr|case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2055-7159
DOI - 10.1259/bjrcr.20150160
Subject(s) - dyscrasia , medicine , extramedullary hematopoiesis , complication , presentation (obstetrics) , thorax (insect anatomy) , pulmonary embolus , haematopoiesis , embolus , pathology , radiology , pulmonary embolism , surgery , bone marrow , anatomy , stem cell , plasma cell , biology , genetics
We report the presentation of a 43-year-old female with an unusual acute complication from an inherited blood dyscrasia. After a provisional working diagnosis of pulmonary embolus, the patient was finally diagnosed with spontaneous haemorrhage from extramedullary haematopoietic foci within the thorax.
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