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Pyridoxine responsive sideroblastic anemia in a boy with mitral valve prolapse
June Seung Sung, Ki Hwan Kim, Dong Gyun Han, Mi Jeong Kim, Young Kook Cho, Hae Yul Chung, Hee Jo Baek, Jae Sook Ma, Hoon Kook, Tai Ju Hwang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2006;49(11):1223-1226.   Published online November 15, 2006
Sideroblastic anemia is a rare, heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by hyperferremia, microcytic hypochromic anemia, and bone marrow erythroid hyperplasia with the presence of numerous ringed sideroblasts. We describe herewith the case of a rare coincidence of sideroblastic anemia and mitral valve prolapse with resultant regurgitation in a 2-year-old boy. In addition to the inherent propensity for the development of...


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