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Refractory anaemia with ring sideroblasts

Anemia refratária com sideroblastos

Category

Definition

A myelodysplastic syndrome characterised by an anaemia in which 15% or more of the erythroid precursors are ringed sideroblasts. The ring sideroblast is an erythroid precursor in which one third or more of the nucleus is encircled by granules which are positive for iron stain.

Index Terms

Refractory anaemia with ring sideroblastsrefractory anaemia with sideroblastsacquired idiopathic sideroblastic anaemiaRARS - [refractory anaemia with ringed sideroblasts]primary acquired sideroblastic anaemiarefractory sideroblastic anaemiaRefractory anaemia with hemochromatosis