PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ramyar Asghar
AU  - Elahi Behzad
AU  - Golsorkhtabar-Amiri Mohammad
TI  - Essential thrombocythemia in a child. Diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma
DP  - 2005 Nov 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1806--1808
VI  - 26
IP  - 11
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/26/11/1806.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/26/11/1806.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2005 Nov 01; 26
AB  - We report an 11-year-old child with essential thrombocythemia ET, a very rare myeloproliferative disorder among children. Essential thrombocythemia can be complicated by life-threatening thrombosis with a risk of converting into acute leukemia. Cytoreductive therapy may reduce the risk of thromboembolic complications. We usually recommend cytoreductive treatment for asymptomatic adult patients with platelet counts of more than 1.5 million/micro liter, but treatment remains obscure in children. Herein, we report the results of child with ET, treated successfully with hydroxuea.