Copper deficiency mimicking myelodysplastic syndrome.

Clin Case Rep

Oncology Specialists S.C. Park Ridge, Illinois.

Published: May 2015

Copper deficiency is a rare cause of pancytopenia that may be mistaken for myelodysplastic syndrome. Cytoplasmic vacuolization in erythroid and myeloid precursors is found on bone marrow examination. Patients with a history of abdominal surgery who present with anemia and neutropenia with dysplastic changes should have copper levels checked.

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