Sunday, October 17, 2010

Hematopoietics problem related with Musculoskeletal system

Hemophilia
  • Finding :
    • Hemarthrosis : Soft tissue swelling with radio-opaque joint effusion
    • Osteoporosis
    • Bony erosion/ Cyst
    • Joint space narrowing
    • Sclerosis
    • Pseudotumor = Massive hemorrhage ==> Neopastic-like lesion
  • Location : M/C @ Knee
Thalassemia
  • Finding : 
    • Marrow hyperplasia
      • Hair-on-End appearance @ Skull
      • Rectangular metacarpal @ Hand
      • Widening of diploic space/marrow cavity
    • Cortical thinning
    • Coarse trabeculation
    • Extramedullary hematopoiesis : extraosseous lesion eg. @ vertebral body => Post. paravertebral mediastinal mass.

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