Pseudoreticulocytosis in a Case of Myelodysplastic Syndrome.
- Author:
Jin Ouk KANG
1
;
Ji Seuk LEE
;
Ji Young KIM
;
Sang Hyun KIM
;
Chan Won PARK
;
Tae Sung PARK
;
Yeong Tae JEONG
;
Joo Seop CHUNG
;
Eun Yup LEE
;
Goon Jae CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report ; In Vitro
- Keywords:
Myelodysplastic syndrome;
Pseudoreticulocytosis
- MeSH:
Anemia;
Bone Marrow;
Hematopoiesis;
Humans;
Myelodysplastic Syndromes*;
Reticulocyte Count;
Reticulocytes;
Reticulocytosis
- From:Korean Journal of Hematology
2001;36(2):176-179
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a group of hematopoietic disorders characterized by ineffective hematopoiesis and peripheral cytopenia associated with dysplastic hypercellular marrow. Anemia is a frequent finding and reticulocytes are usually normal or slightly decreased in the patients with MDS. "Pseudoreticulocytosis" is a rare abnormality of patients with MDS. In these patients, the delayed maturation of reticulocytes is revealed and unusual reticulocytosis occurs with the decreased red cell production. We report a case of MDS characterized by the anemia associated with high reticulocyte count. 'In vitro reticulocyte survival test' showed that the reticulocytosis was a consequence of delayed maturation.
