Primary myelofibrosis

A rare myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized by stem-cell derived clonal over proliferation of mature myeloid lineages, such as erythrocytes, leukocytes, and megakaryocytes, with variable degrees of megakaryocyte atypia, associated with reticulin and/or collagen bone marrow fibrosis, osteosclerosis, ineffective erythropoiesis, angiogenesis, extramedullary hematopoiesis, and abnormal cytokine expression.

Confusion

Lack of clarity and coherence of thought, perception, understanding, or action.


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PMID (PMCID)
7085913
MALE Middle Aged
Systemic mastocytosis, myelofibrosis and portal hypertension.
Sawers AH, Davson J, Braganza J, Geary CG.
J Clin Pathol. 1982;35(6):617-9.
No dermatological abnormality was present, and the bone marrow histology originally caused some confusion with primary myelofibrosis.