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Familial thrombocytosis in infancy presenting with a leukaemoid reaction
P J van Dijken1, K H Woldendorp, J P van Wouwe
1University Hospital for Childŕen and Youth Het Wilhelmina Kinderziekenhuis, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Acta Paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
|September 1, 1996
Abstract:
Familial thrombocytosis (FT) is a hereditary disorder probably involving the regulation of megakaryopoiesis. This report is the first documented case of FT in infancy. The clinical course was complicated by a leukaemoid reaction which lasted for several months, in combination with failure to thrive and hepatosplenomegaly. At the age of 5 years the patient, with the exception of thrombocytosis, is healthy and without medication.