Mast cell leukaemia presenting with multiple osteoporotic fractures in an elderly woman.
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چکیده
Osteoporotic fractures in elderly women are mainly due to postmenopausal bone loss but can sometimes be caused by a disabling haematological disease. We describe an 84-year-old woman suffering from multiple osteoporotic fractures as a manifestation of mast cell leukaemia. Mast cell leukaemia is a rare form of systemic mastocytosis with a poor prognosis and very few therapeutic options. Osteoporotic fractures have seldom been reported as its initial manifestation.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Netherlands journal of medicine
دوره 72 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014