Myelofibrosis is associated with numerous causes other than hematologic malignant neoplasms, including autoimmune diseases. We describe a 44-year-old woman who suffered bone lytic lesions with extramedullary haematopoiesis in the setting of myelofibrosis associated with systemic lupus erythematosus.
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