title: Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type II diagnosed in a 69-year-old patient with iron overload.
abstract: Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type II is a rare disorder that is often diagnosed in patients before age 20 years. Patients with this disorder, which is also called hereditary erythroblastic multinuclearity associated with a positive acidified serum lysis test, may have symptoms of iron overload. The purpose of this case report is to alert physicians to consider the diagnosis of congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type II in elderly patients who have anemia and iron overload.
authors: Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City.
authors: T C
authors: TC
authors: Greiner
authors: C P
authors: CP
authors: Burns
authors: F R
authors: FR
authors: Dick
authors: K M
authors: KM
authors: Henry
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Mahmood
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000742:Anemia, Dyserythropoietic, Congenital / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D007501:Iron