Acquired Elliptocytosis as a Manifestation of Myelodysplastic Syndrome with Ring Sideroblasts and Multilineage Dysplasia

Acquired elliptocytosis is a known but rarely described abnormality in the myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).Here we report the case Bone Health of an elderly male who was admitted to the hospital with chest pain, dyspnea, and fatigue and was found to be anemic with an elliptocytosis that had only recently been noted on peripheral smears of his Shark

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Recurrent pulmonary nocardiosis due to Nocardia Otitidiscaviarum in a patient with isolated CD4 lymphocytopenia: a case report

Abstract Background Idiopathic CD4 lymphocytopenia (ICL) is an underdiagnosed immunodeficiency syndrome characterised by persistent low CD4 counts in the absence of HIV and other causes of lymphocytopenia.ICL patients are susceptible to opportunistic infections, with human papillomavirus, cryptococcal, and tuberculosis being the most common infecti

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