title: Spherocytosis preceding the development of myelodysplasia.
abstract: We report two patients with prominent spherocytosis in the peripheral blood who later went on to develop myelodysplasia. There was no evidence of a myelodysplastic syndrome at the time of presentation. Morphological abnormalities of the peripheral blood along with possible explanations of spherocytosis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, University Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aleem
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013102:Spherocytes / Q000473:pathology*