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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
A significant proportion of patients with myelofibrosis can be asymptomatic. The hallmark of the disease is pancytopenia. A positive history of fatigue, recurring infections, and bleeding complications is suggestive of myelofibrosis. The most common symptom is fatigue which is prominent enough as it remarkably affects the quality of life. Fatigue, a result of anemia, leads to the associated complaints of weakness, palpitations, and dyspnea on exertion. Other nonspecific symptoms such as fever, night sweats, and weight loss can also be present at diagnosis.
History and Symptoms
History
Patients with myelofibrosis may have a positive history of:
- Fatigue (the most commonly reported)[1]
- Weight loss
- Night sweats
- Fever
- Generalized abdominal pain
- Left subcostal pain
- Early satiety
Symptoms of myelofibrosis include:[2][3][4]
- Left upper quadrant abdominal pain
- Bruising
- Easy bleeding
- Pale skin
- Frequent infections
- Fatigue
- Loss of appetite
- Weight loss
- Fever
- Night sweats
- Shortness of breath with exercise
- Skin nodules, in a variant known as cutaneous myelofibrosis
References
- ↑ Mitra D, Kaye JA, Piecoro LT, Brown J, Reith K, Mughal TI, Sarlis NJ (December 2013). "Symptom burden and splenomegaly in patients with myelofibrosis in the United States: a retrospective medical record review". Cancer Med. 2 (6): 889–98. doi:10.1002/cam4.136. PMC 3892393. PMID 24403262.
- ↑ Symptoms of myelofibrosis. US National Library of Medicine 2016. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000531.htm. Accessed on March 7, 2016
- ↑ Symptoms of idiopathic myelofibrosis. Canadian cancer society 2016. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/leukemia/leukemia/idiopathic-myelofibrosis/?region=on. Accessed on March 9, 2016
- ↑ 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