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Sea-blue histiocytes syndrome: Case report and review of literature

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Sahloul Hospital, Soussa, Tunisia
² Department of Internal Medicine, Sahloul Hospital, Soussa, Tunisia
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Sahloul Hospital, Soussa, Tunisia
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, Sahloul Hospital, Soussa, Tunisia
⁵ Department of Internal Medicine, Sahloul Hospital, Soussa, Tunisia
⁶ Department of Internal Medicine, Sahloul Hospital, Soussa, Tunisia
⁷ Department of Internal Medicine, Sahloul Hospital, Soussa, Tunisia

Open Journal of Internal Medicine·Volume 03 (2013)·Pages 19–21·Published 22 March 2013·DOI10.4236/ojim.2013.31005

Abstract

A 57-year-old female was admitted with pancytopenia, and mild splenomegaly. The multiple myeloma diagnosis was wrongly made since the discovery of monoclonal peak to the protein electrophoresis. Further microscopic examination of bone marrow revealed the accumulation of sea-blue histiocytes. The evolution was stable and the patient did not receive any treatment due to the lack of nervous symptoms.

KeywordsSyndrome of the Sea-Blue HistiocytePancytopeniaSplenomegaly

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Sea-blue histiocytes syndrome: Case report and review of literature

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