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. 1984 Sep;37(9):1032–1034. doi: 10.1136/jcp.37.9.1032

Idiopathic acquired sideroblastic anaemia transforming to acute myelosclerosis.

A C Bested, G Cheng, P H Pinkerton, O Kassim, J S Senn
PMCID: PMC498922  PMID: 6470180

Abstract

A case of idiopathic acquired sideroblastic anaemia transforming to acute myelofibrosis is reported. The appearance of atypical megakaryocytic proliferation in idiopathic acquired sideroblastic anaemia may presage the development of an acute myelofibrotic phase of this usually chronic disease.

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