Myelodysplastic syndrome with erythroid hypoplasia
- 1Department of Pathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012 India
- 2Department of Haematology, PGIMER
- 3Department of Paediatrics, PGIMER
- Correspondence to: Dr N Varma Department of Haematology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, 160012 India; varmaneelamyahoo.com
- Accepted 15 September 2004
Abstract
The incidence of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) with erythroid hypoplasia/aplasia is probably underestimated because in most patients it is mistaken for acquired pure red blood cell aplasia. This report describes three children who fulfilled the criteria for MDS with erythroid hypoplasia/aplasia. All these patients had transfusion dependent anaemia, reticulocytopenia, erythroid hypoplasia/aplasia, severe dysgranulopoiesis, and dysmegakaryopoiesis.
