Case 13-1989: A 76-Year-Old Woman with Multiple Bone Lesions and Thrombocytopenia

Richard C. Cabot; Robert E. Scully; Eugene J. Mark; William F. McNeely; Betty U. McNeely; Thomas D. Brower; Andrew Rosenberg

doi:10.1056/NEJM198903303201308

Case 13-1989: A 76-Year-Old Woman with Multiple Bone Lesions and Thrombocytopenia

Richard C. Cabot, Robert E. Scully, Eugene J. Mark, William F. McNeely, Betty U. McNeely, Thomas D. Brower, Andrew Rosenberg

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Presentation of Case A 76-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of pain about the right hip. There was a history of the radiographic detection of osteosclerotic lesions of the lumbosacral spine, pelvis, right femur, and ribs; some of the lesions were observed at least 29 years earlier, showed little change over the years, and were ascribed to fibrous dysplasia. Five months before admission the patient began to experience pain about the right hip and buttock, with radiation to the right thigh. During several months preceding entry she lost 7 kg in weight, and she experienced anorexia for a…

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	854-860
Number of pages	7
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	320
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM198903303201308
State	Published - Mar 30 1989
Externally published	Yes

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