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Acquired sideroblastic anaemia after aplastic anaemia caused by D-penicillamine therapy for rheumatoid arthritis.
  1. A C Ramselaar,
  2. A W Dekker,
  3. O Huber-Bruning,
  4. J W Bijlsma

    Abstract

    A 68 year old man with rheumatoid arthritis developed marrow aplasia during D-penicillamine treatment. Recovery of granulopoiesis and erythropoiesis was ineffective with features of a secondary sideroblastic anaemia. Absence of megakaryopoiesis persisted. Therapeutic measures failed, and the patient finally died. These events illustrate a haematopoietic stem cell injury induced by D-penicillamine.

    https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.46.2.156

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