Myelofibrosis - symptom, Treatment of Myelofibrosis
Myelofibrosis Information
Myelofibrosis is also called as agnogenic myeloid metaplasia. Myelofibrosis is a blood disorder in which fibrous tissue replaces the blood-producing cells in the bone marrow, resulting in abnormally shaped red blood cells, anemia, and an enlarged spleen. In this bone marrow is initially over-active but then develops scar tissue. In myelofibrosis, the fibroblasts produce too much fibrous tissue, which crowds out the blood-producing cells. Myelofibrosis is ver rare, affecting less than 2 of 100,000 people in the United States.
Synonyms
- Myelosclerosis
- Myelofibrosis-Osteosclerosis (MOS)
- Myelofibrosis and Myeloid Metaplasia
- Osteosclerosis
- Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia (AMM)
- Primary Myelofibrosis (PMF)
Sign and Symptoms of Myelofibrosis
Many noticable symptoms are as follows:
- weakness,
- fatigue,
- weight loss, and
- a general feeling of illness (malaise).
- Fever and night sweats may occur.
- the body is at risk for bleeding.
Diagnosis, Treatment, and Cure of Myelofibrosis
No available treatment can effectively reverse or permanently slow the progression of myelofibrosis. Treatment aims to delay and relieve complications.
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