Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in a Case of Refractory Anemia with Excess of Blasts

Abstract

A 39-year-old woman with refractory anemia with excess of blasts developed auto-immune hemolytic anemia during the course of her illness. The association between auto-immune hemolysis and myelodysplastic syndromes is extremply rare. An even more unique finding is the nature of the auto-antibody which was identified as anti-nl.