
Opinion|Videos|March 26, 2024
Patient Profile: A 63-Year-Old Man with Myelofibrosis
Author(s)Stephen Oh, MD, PhD
Stephen T. Oh, MD, PhD, presents the case of a 63-year-old man previously diagnosed and treated with primary myelofibrosis.
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Case: A 63-Year-Old Man with Myelofibrosis
Clinical Presentation:
- A 63-year-old man recently diagnosed with primary MF and initiated on 10 mg BID ruxolitinib.
- PMH: type 2 diabetes, hypercholesteremia, and hypertension, squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)
Follow up and Clinical Workup at 3 Months:
- Exam: night sweats improved.
- Labs: Hb 7.8 g/dL; Plt 80 x 109/L (previously 135k) stabilized.
- Some spleen reduction.
- Patient receives ~1 unit RBC per month.
Follow up and Clinical Workup at 6 Months:
- Patient reports complaints of fatigue and abdominal pain.
- Labs: Plt 55 x 109/L; Hgb 6.8 g/dL
- Patient now receives 2 units RBC per month.
- Experienced recurrence of SCC.
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