In the case presented, the apparent defect manifested as an isolated thrombocytopenia with cytogenetic and morphologic abnormalities. [path.upmc.edu]

However, the present patient showed thrombocytopenia. Therefore, the patient could not have had 5q-syndrome. [synapse.koreamed.org]

References: [1] [5] [4] Treatment The therapeutic approach depends on a patient's presentation, age, and comorbidities. More aggressive therapy (e.g., chemotherapy, stem cell transplantation ) is generally reserved for younger, healthier patients. [amboss.com]

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• Refractory Anemia

  Myelodysplastic syndrome lesions, low grade Myelodysplastic syndrome: Refractory anemia, without ringed sideroblasts, without excess blasts Refractory anemia Refractory anemia (clinical) Refractory anemia w excess blasts 1 Refractory anemia w ringed [icd9data.com]

  Significance of p53 overexpression in bone marrow biopsies from patients with bone marrow failure: aplastic anemia, hypocellular refractory anemia, and hypercellular refractory anemia. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

  RS) -Refractory anemia -Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia -Refractory anemia with excess blasts (RAEB) -Refractory anemia with excess blasts in transformation % peripheral blood blasts -Refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts (RS) -Refractory anemia [quizlet.com]

  Prevention - Refractory anemia Not supplied. Diagnosis - Refractory anemia Not supplied. Prognosis - Refractory anemia Median survival of RA may fall in the 27-50 month range. [checkorphan.org]

  […] syndromes D46.0 Refractory anemia without ring sideroblasts, so stated D46.1 Refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts D46.2 Refractory anemia with excess of blasts [RAEB] D46.20 Refractory anemia with excess of blasts, unspecified D46.21 Refractory anemia [icd10data.com]

WORKUP The diagnostic workup of suspected sideroblastic anemia includes laboratory evaluation and bone marrow aspiration and biopsy. [encyclopedia.lubopitko-bg.com]

• Macrocytic Anemia

  The term "macrocytic" refers to the enlarged size of the red blood cell s. [seer.cancer.gov]

  […] with increased susceptibility to bacterial infections, especially of the skin Thrombocytopenia ; with impaired primary hemostasis → petechial bleeding Hepatosplenomegaly (uncommon) References: [4] Diagnostics CBC with peripheral smear Normocytic or macrocytic [amboss.com]

  This effectively ruled out ITP and we considered a diagnosis of 5q-syndrome, which is characterized by del(5q), macrocytic anemia, and normal or elevated platelet count [ 4 ]. [synapse.koreamed.org]

  When the 5q- is the sole change and it is associated with hypolobated megakaryocytes in the BM, with macrocytic anemia, with normal or increased platelet count then the patient should be diagnosed as having the "5q- syndrome". [atlasgeneticsoncology.org]

  The deletion 5q syndrome is a unique form of myelodysplastic syndrome, occurring primarily in women in whom macrocytic anemia and thrombocytosis are typically present. Anemia in deletion 5q syndrome appears to be responsive to lenalidomide. [merckmanuals.com]

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ATTR), ALN-PCS for the treatment of severe hypercholesterolemia, ALN-HPN for the treatment of refractory anemia, ALN-APC for the treatment of hemophilia, and ALN-TMP for the treatment of hemoglobinopathies. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Back to top Treatments Your healthcare team will create a treatment plan just for you. [cancer.ca]

Some people never need treatment. [webmd.com]

Back to top Prognosis People with a myelodysplastic syndrome may have questions about their prognosis and survival. Prognosis and survival depend on many factors. [cancer.ca]

Pathophysiology is emphasized throughout, providing a sound basis for discussions of the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis that follow. [books.google.com]

The prognosis is poor with death usually occurring within a couple of years. Type 1 refers to cases where the level of blasts is less than 10% and type 2 refers to cases where the level of blasts is 10-20%. [checkorphan.org]

Aplastic anemia (AA) needs to be differentiated from hypoplastic MDS particularly primary hypoplastic refractory anemia (PHRA) because of the impact on management and prognosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Few patients are eligible for transplant. [ 1 ] Prognosis [ 9 ] The prognosis is very variable. Reversible causes (eg, alcohol or drugs) appear to have no long-term effects if the underlying cause is successfully treated or removed. [patient.info]

Etiology Primary MDS ( 90% of cases ) Tends to occur in elderly patients Unknown etiology Secondary MDS ( 10% of cases ): caused by exogenous bone marrow damage Treatment-related MDS: following cytostatic therapy ( alkylating agents, topoisomerase II [amboss.com]

The patient did not undergo bone marrow aspiration so the etiology of anemia remained uncertain. [bmcresnotes.biomedcentral.com]

Secondary etiologies of thrombocytopenia must also be carefully excluded. [path.upmc.edu]

ETIOLOGY • Primary hereditary sideroblastic anemia is usually inherited as a sex-linked recessive disease. • Primary acquired sideroblastic anemia is idiopathic. • Secondary acquired sideroblastic anemia can be caused by alcohol, isoniazid, pyrazinamide [encyclopedia.lubopitko-bg.com]

[…] myeloproliferative diseases; absolute monocytosis (> 1000/mcL) in blood; significant increase in marrow monocyte precursors Chronic neutrophilic leukemia: Characterized by neutrophilia and absence of the Philadelphia chromosome and the BCR-ABL1 fusion gene Etiology [merckmanuals.com]

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Epidemiology There are few data on the epidemiology of RA, which may account for 30-40% of all MDS cases. MDS is predominantly diagnosed in the elderly population. [atlasgeneticsoncology.org]

Epidemiology Refractory anaemia with ringed sideroblasts (RARS) may account for 5-15% of all MDS cases. [ 4 ] Aetiology Congenital The most common inherited sideroblastic anaemia is X-linked sideroblastic anaemia (XLSA) caused by mutations of the erythroid-specific [patient.info]

EPIDEMIOLOGY & DEMOGRAPHICS • Hereditary sideroblastic anemia, being sex-linked, primarily affects males. • Primary acquired sideroblastic anemia is usually a disease of the elderly. [encyclopedia.lubopitko-bg.com]

[…] cases of autoimmune disease Sjogren’s syndrome. [3] [19] Because all of the reported autoimmune diseases and lymphomas involve B cells, one hypothesis proposes that ICL’s narrow T cell repertoire predisposes the immune system to B cell disorders. [3] Epidemiology [checkrare.com]

Pathophysiology is emphasized throughout, providing a sound basis for discussions of the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis that follow. [books.google.com]

Laboratory Markers Representing Immune Pathophysiology of BM Failure The presence of predominant thrombocytopenia is the most fundamental feature of immune-mediated BM failure that should prompt further examinations of other laboratory markers. [hematology.org]

Bone marrow fibrosis: pathophysiology and clinical significance of increased bone marrow stromal fibres. Br J Haematol 2007;139:351–62. Web of Science Google Scholar 5. Farolino DL, Rustagi PK, Currie MS, Doeblin TD, Logue GL. [degruyter.com]

[…] of anemia in chronic diseases, to the pathophysiology of iron-resistant anemia in inflammatory bowel disease. [nejm.org]

Harigae H, Furuyama K ; Hereditary sideroblastic anemia: pathophysiology and gene mutations. Int J Hematol. 2010 Oct92(3):425-31. Epub 2010 Sep 17. Rigoli L, Di Bella C ; Wolfram syndrome 1 and Wolfram syndrome 2. [patient.info]

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Prevention - Refractory anemia Not supplied. Diagnosis - Refractory anemia Not supplied. Prognosis - Refractory anemia Median survival of RA may fall in the 27-50 month range. [checkorphan.org]

Such treatment consists of giving red blood cell transfusions to correct anemia, platelet transfusions to treat or prevent serious bleeding, and antibiotics to treat or prevent infections. [rarediseases.org]