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Diamond-Blackfan anemia associated with beta-thalassemia trait
Betül Tavil1, Mualla Cetin, Bariş Kuşkonmaz
1Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ihsan Dogramaci Children's Hospital, Pediatric Hematology Unit, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey. betultavil@yahoo.com
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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