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==Overview==
==Overview==
Common physical examination findings of myelofibrosis include [[pallor]], [[petechiae]], [[lymphadenopathy]], [[hepatomegaly]], and [[splenomegaly]].<ref name=symptoimmfgovcNCER1>Symptoms of primary myelofibrosis include pain below the ribs on the left side and feeling very tired. National cancer institute 2016. http://www.cancer.gov/types/myeloproliferative/patient/chronic-treatment-pdq#section/_234. Accessed on March 10, 2016</ref>
Patients with myelofibrosis usually appear anemic. Physical examination of patients with myelofibrosis is usually remarkable for splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, skin pallor, petechiae and ecchymoses, and lymphoadenopathy.


==Physical examination==   
==Physical examination==   

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]

Overview

Patients with myelofibrosis usually appear anemic. Physical examination of patients with myelofibrosis is usually remarkable for splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, skin pallor, petechiae and ecchymoses, and lymphoadenopathy.

Physical examination

Common physical examination findings of myelofibrosis include:[1]

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References

  1. Symptoms of primary myelofibrosis include pain below the ribs on the left side and feeling very tired. National cancer institute 2016. http://www.cancer.gov/types/myeloproliferative/patient/chronic-treatment-pdq#section/_234. Accessed on March 10, 2016


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