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Magnetic resonance imaging of bone marrow for TAFRO syndrome
Gen Nakamura1, Noriyuki Homma1, Akio Kasai1
1a Department of Internal Medicine.
Abstract:
We report two cases of TAFRO syndrome, which is characterized by thrombocytopenia, anasarca, fever, renal insufficiency, and organomegaly. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spine showed a dark medullary pattern in the bone marrow on the T1- and T2-weighted images of both patients. One patient showed complete resolution after treatment. Serial MRIs of the improved patient revealed a transition to a normal marrow pattern on both images, which might represent resolution of the disease.
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