Case Report

Acquired Elliptocytosis as a Manifestation of Myelodysplastic Syndrome Associated with Deletion of Chromosome 20q

Table 1

Patient’s characteristics.

Age/sex73/male
Year of diagnosis of MDS2015
WBC1.8 K/cmm
Platelets36 K/cmm
Hemoglobin9.3 gm/dl
Hematocrit28%
Reticulocyte6.1%
LDH196 IU/L
Direct CoombsNegative
BM cytogenetics46,XY,del(20)(q11.2q13.3) [19]/46,XY
Prior therapyTomo radiation of prostate