title: Case 37: Neutropenia and macrocytosis in a middle-aged man.
abstract: A myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) was suspected in a middle-aged man who presented with neutropenia and macrocytosis. The correct non-neoplastic diagnosis was not made for 5 years. It is of crucial importance to exclude treatable causes of cytopenia and dysplasia when MDS is suspected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Sarah E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Mangles
authors.forename: Saad H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Abdalla
authors.forename: Carolyn M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Gabriel
authors.forename: Barbara J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Bain
mesh_terms: D000748:Anemia, Macrocytic / Q000209:etiology*; D003300:Copper / Q000172:deficiency; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000209:etiology*