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Table 2 Biology

From: Bone marrow fibrosis as a feature of systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report and literature review

Nref

Age yrs

M/F

Hb g/dl

Pl 109/l

WBC 109/l

N 109/l

L 109/l

ANA

DNA

other

Co test

LC

Bone marrow examination

1 (Sarkar et al.2009)

45

M

5.3

25

2.5

1.2

1

1/640

+

 

+

 

Hypercellular marrow with focal lymphocytic infiltration.

2 (Sacre et al.2009)

44

F

7

65

   

high

+

 

-

 

Hypercellularity with marked reticulin fibrosis.

3 (Pillai et al.2009)

40

F

10.6

25

 

0

 

1/320

-

 

+

+

Hypercellular with increased megakaryocytes and reticulin (grade 3).

4 (Aziz et al.2004)

22

F

6.2

18

1.2

  

1/160

   

+

Hypercellularity with an increased number of megakaryocytes. Silver stain showed increased reticulin fibrosis and the presence of patchy areas of collagenized marrow.

5 (Kiss et al.2000)

18

F

4.2

28

0.9

  

high

 

aCL

  

Significant increase in the amount of reticulin fibres (40%, Beumaister 3–4), hypocellularity of the myeloid components and massive lymphocytic infiltration.

6 (Durupt et al.2000)

29

F

9.4

102

1.1

0.6

0.3

1/1120

+

  

+

All normal hematopoietic elements with a small increase in mature megakaryocytes and marked inflammatory medullar reaction with plasmocytosis, systematized increase in reticulin (grade 1).

7 (Vora et al.1998)

22

F

9

60

4

  

1/1000

-

   

Marked osteomyelosclerosis with severe fibrosis of the marrow spaces and near-total effacement of normal hematopoiesis.

8 (Aharon et al.1997; Amital et al.2003)

54

F

5.1

96

3.1

2.2

0.6

high

+

aCL, anti-histone, anti-SSA

 

+

Focal hypercellularity, many reticulin and collagen fibers, normal appearance of the red cell and white cell lines, mild megakaryocytosis with few mildly abnormal megakaryocytes.

9 (Agarwal et al.1995)

12

F

9.6

4

4.7

0.7

3.3

1/40

-

 

-

 

Extremely hypocellular marrow with residual patches of hematopoietic cells. Reticulin stain showed a marked increase in fine fibrosis, which was diffuse grade 3.

10 (Ramakrishna et al.1995)

18

F

5.4

30

6

  

1/2560

+

LA, aCL, antiplatelet

+

+

Markedly hypercellular marrow with erythroid hyperplasia, plentiful megakaryocytes and markedly increased reticulin.

11 (Paquette et al.1994)

68

M

5.7

222

3.5

  

1/5280

-

  

+

Hypercellular, increased stroma and reticulin fibrosis.

12 (Paquette et al.1994)

27

F

5

1

5.9

  

1/80

-

 

+

-

Fibrosis with megakaryocyte clustering.

13 (Paquette et al.1994)

23

F

9.5

55

4.2

  

high

   

-

Fibrosis, open sinusoids, megakaryocyte clusters.

14 (Paquette et al.1994)

56

F

9.7

76

5.4

  

high

+

 

-

+

Erythroid hyperplasia, increased megakaryocytes, fibroblast proliferation, reticulin fibrosis.

15 (Paquette et al.1994)

18

F

2.7

4

7.7

  

high

+

 

+

+

Bone marrow fibrosis, hypercellular marrow, increased megakaryocytes with clustering.

16 (Paquette et al.1994)

70

F

4.2

20

3.8

  

high

-

 

+

+

Advanced bone marrow fibrosis, hypocellular marrow, predominance of megakaryocytes.

17 (Paquette et al.1994)

62

F

9.3

35

3

  

high

-

  

+

Advanced bone marrow fibrosis, marked osteosclerosis.

18 (Paquette et al.1994)

69

F

6.8

39

6.8

  

high

-

  

-

Hypercellular with increased, clustering megakaryocytes; stroma moderately increased by accumulation of fibrillar reticulin.

19 (Hirose et al.1993)

54

F

6.9

17

1.7

  

1/320

-

aCL, LA

 

+

Marked marrow fibrosis with reduced numbers of erythroid precursors and normal proliferation of both megakaryocytes and myeloid series, the reticulin content was increased.

20 (Borba et al.1993)

39

F

9.7

341

2.4

0.9

 

1/200

-

anti-neutrophil

+

+

All normal hematopoeitic elements with localised fibrosis, reticulin was moderately increased.

21 (Foley-Nolan et al.1992)

20

F

10.5

45

4.5

1.3

1.9

1/800

  

+

+

Hypercellular with a marked increase in the number of megakaryocytes and a diffuse, significant increase in reticulin content.

22 (Inoue et al.1992)

24

F

6.8

2

3.8

  

1/100

-

antiplatelet

-

+

Bone marrow fibrosis characterized by marked hyperplasic marrow with an increase in reticulin fibers, all elements including megakaryocytes increased in number.

23 (Matsouka et al.1989)

60

F

 

20

4

1.4

1.4

1/320

  

-

-

Presence of dense fibrous tissue with fibroblasts, paucity of immature and polymorphonuclear cells.

24 (el Mouzan et al.1988)

13

F

6.5

10

1.3

0.2

1

1/640

+

rhumatoid factor

+

+

Decreased bone marrow activity with 1:1 myeloid to erythroid ratio, megakaryocytes quantitatively normal, increased reticulo-endothelial activity and fibrosis.

25 (Kaelin and Spivak1986)

27

F

13.1

5

4.4

2.8

0.9

1/1280

+

antiplatelet, anti-neutrophil

+

+

Contained all normal hematopoietic elements with a slight increase in mature megakaryocytes, markedly increased reticulin.

26 (Nanji and Jetha1984)

28

M

8.4

1

0.3

  

high

  

-

 

Hypocellular in some areas and hypercellular in others, megakaryocytes decreased in number, increased numbers of histiocytes and fibroblasts, extensive fibrosis and diffuse increased in reticulin.

27 (Daly and Scott1983)

16

F

7

28

1.7

0.5

 

1/1280

+

 

-

+

Marked marrow fibrosis with reduced numbers of erythroid precursors, plentiful megakaryocytes, greatly increased reticulin content.

Present

29

F

2.9

15

0.48

0.28

0.08

1/1280

+

anti-SSA, RNP 70, U1-RNP

-

+

Hypercellular marrow (cellularity : 80%) with focal lymphocytic infiltration, dysmyelopoiesis, erythrophagocytosis and grade 1–2 fibrosis.

  1. Hb: hemoglobin, Pl: platelets, WBC: white blood count, N: neutrophils, L: lymphocytes, ANA: anti-nuclear antibodies, DNA: anti double-stranded DNA antibodies, Co test: Coombs test, LC: low complement, LA: lupus anticoagulant, aCL: anticardiolipin.