JAK2-mutated langerhans cell histiocytosis associated with primary myelofibrosis treated with ruxolitinib

The pathogenesis and cellular origin of Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) are debated. Recently, mutations on MAPK and PI3K pathways have been linked to disrupted cell proliferation in LCH. Janus Kinase 2 (JAK2) mutations play the same role in Philadelphia-negative chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms. We describe the case of a patient affected by JAK2-positive Primary Myelofibrosis (PMF) who developed a clonally related LCH while in treatment with Ruxolitinib. JAK-inhibitors are well known to affect function and differentiation of different hematological lineages, including mononuclear phagocytes precursors.

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