A Case of Gelatinous Transformation of Marrow in a Patient with Congestive Heart Failure in Malnutrition.
- Author:
Hae kyung LEE
1
;
Jong Wook LEE
;
Ok Ran SHIN
;
Eun Jung LEE
;
Chang Suk KANG
;
Jang Seong CHAE
Author Information
1. Department of Clinical Pathology, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Congestive heart failure;
Gelatinous transformation of marrow
- MeSH:
Amyloidosis;
Atrophy;
Biopsy;
Bone Marrow*;
Edema;
Estrogens, Conjugated (USP)*;
Gelatin*;
Heart Failure*;
Humans;
Hyaluronic Acid;
Malnutrition*;
Necrosis
- From:Korean Journal of Hematology
2003;38(2):127-130
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We experienced a case of gelatinous transformation of bone marrow in a patient with congestive heart failure in malnutrition. The biopsy findings of bone marrow were gelatinous transformation, a condition characterized by disruption of marrow architecture, fat atrophy, and deposition of hyaluronic acid. Gelatinous transformation is often mistaken as representing edema, necrosis, or amyloidosis.
