Talk:Sideroblastic anemia

Some previous merge
merge them

I completely agree Darthfader77 15:35, 27 March 2007 (UTC)darthfader77

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error
The TIBC is listed as normal to decreased on one line, then listed as elevated in the lab findings. Which is correct?

24.19.51.221 (talk) 03:42, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

It is seen to decrease in this disease course. Anhaarajaz7 (talk) 20:24, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

how can this article be improved?
1. pictures. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tkjazzer (talk • contribs) 23:28, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I added a picture of what I think was a sideroblast from the larger image below. It would be appreciated if someone could confirm that it really is a sideroblast. Mikael Häggström (talk) 18:33, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

2. MCV: There seems to be some confusion in this article regarding whether MCV is increased or decreased. "Haematology at a glance" says that it is increased in acquired sideroblastic anaemia, and decreased in inherited forms (hence is normally listed as a microcytic anaemia). Can someone confirm this so that the article can be clarified? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.25.234.213 (talk) 22:10, 4 November 2009 (UTC) -- I was wondering the same thing, with regard to MCV. Goljan RR path indicates a decreased MCV in sideroblastic anemias, after describing both acquired and congenital forms (3rd ed, p205). Elsewhere in the book, he specifies that acquired sideroblastic anemia is microcytic (p. 103). --Spiffulent (talk) 18:58, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

itjusaidABnormal?!
Normally, sideroblasts are present in the bone marrow, and enter the circulation after maturing into a normal erythrocyte.81.11.218.243 (talk) 17:27, 9 December 2016 (UTC)

Cause v. Diagnosis
In the section called causes there are three bullet points and one addresses acquired forms of this disease. It seems to avoid the actual underlying causes and is more diagnostic in nature. At least compared to the other ones in the bullet point section under causes.

For example, treatment of tuberculosis has been linked to this form of anemia. Which seems to fit within the scope that section. Note the tuberculosis treatment is just one example for illustration. Others can be found on PubMed.

I am probably not qualified to make those changes. I did want to point this out. Below is a link to a Harvard paper that might express better better though its subsections I’m talking about.

http://sickle.bwh.harvard.edu/sideroblastic.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Middleground1 (talk • contribs) 18:59, 2 February 2021 (UTC)