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Chapter 6 - Infective, Granulomatous and Benign Histiocytic Disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 November 2020

Jon van der Walt ,
Attilio Orazi  and
Daniel A. Arber
By
Alexandar Tzankov
Jon van der Walt
Affiliation:
St Thomas’ Hospital, London
Attilio Orazi
Affiliation:
Texas Tech University
Daniel A. Arber
Affiliation:
University of Chicago
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Summary

Infective, granulomatous and benign histiocytic disorders are only rarely an indication for bone marrow (BM) examination and therefore often represent unexpected or incidental findings. Yet since they are frequently linked to a variety of life-threatening underlying conditions, diagnosing such disorders in the BM is almost always significant for the affected patient. This chapter summarizes and illustrates the most common disorders of this type in the BM with a special emphasis on diagnostic and differential diagnostic clues.

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infectivegranulomahistiocyticviralbacterialfungalparasitic
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Diagnostic Bone Marrow Haematopathology , pp. 79 - 97
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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