Et barn med langvarig anemi

Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2024 Mar 15;144(4). doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.23.0415. Print 2024 Mar 19.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Anemia in children is common and finding the underlying cause is often uncomplicated. However, in some cases, the underlying diagnosis is rare and difficult to diagnose.CASE PRESENTATION: A toddler presented with severe anemia with normal red cell indices and a low reticulocyte count. The remaining hematological parameters were normal, bar a slight thrombocytosis. At this point a diagnosis of transient erythroblastopenia of childhood (TEC) was made. The child continued to have slight anemia with intermittent macrocytosis and reticulocytopenia throughout childhood. Growth and development was normal, and there were no signs of congenital abnormalities in the heart or kidneys nor any craniofacial or phalangeal defects. Repeated bone marrow examinations showed no significant abnormal findings. As a teenager the patient was diagnosed with Diamond-Blackfan anemia through an exome-based gene panel which revealed a mutation in the RPL11 gene.INTERPRETATION: Congenital bone marrow failure syndromes do not always present in the classical way, leading to a delayed diagnosis. The increasing availability of different gene panels for patients with persistent abnormal hematological laboratory parameters offers the possibility of a more accurate diagnostic pathway, which is important for adequate follow-up and genetic counselling.PMID:38506013 | DOI:10.4045/tidsskr.23.0415
Source: Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening - Category: General Medicine Authors: Source Type: research