title: Copper deficiency mimicking myelodysplastic syndrome.
abstract: Copper deficiency is a rare cause of pancytopenia that may be mistaken for myelodysplastic syndrome. Cytoplasmic vacuolization in erythroid and myeloid precursors is found on bone marrow examination. Patients with a history of abdominal surgery who present with anemia and neutropenia with dysplastic changes should have copper levels checked.
authors.affiliation: Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, Illinois.
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dalal
authors.affiliation: Oncology Specialists S.C. Park Ridge, Illinois.
authors.forename: Arthur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hooberman
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mariani
authors.affiliation: Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, Illinois.
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sirota
authors.affiliation: Oncology Specialists S.C. Park Ridge, Illinois.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lestingi
keywords: Copper deficiency; dysplasia; gastric bypass; myelodysplastic syndrome; pancytopenia