Tavil B, Cetin M, Kuşkonmaz B, Gümrük F. Diamond-Blackfan anemia associated with beta-thalassemia trait.
Am J Hematol 2006;
81:214-5. [PMID:
16493623 DOI:
10.1002/ajh.20530]
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Abstract
A 14-month-old boy was referred to our hospital for evaluation of severe anemia. In the bone marrow aspiration smear, normal cellularity with severe erythroblastopenia (3%) was observed. The hemoglobin electrophoresis of the patient and his father were compatible with the beta-thalassemia trait. Because macrocytosis of Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA) is masked by microcytosis of beta-thalassemia trait, the diagnosis of DBA co-existing with beta-thalassemia trait might be challenging. We report herein a case of DBA co-existing with beta-thalassemia trait in a Turkish boy.
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