Published: 4 May 2026
Author(s): Qingren Cao, Qing Xie, Zhujun Cao
Issue: May 2026
Section: Internal Medicine Flashcard

A 24-year-old man presented with a 2-year history of recurrent epistaxis and fatigue. Laboratory workup revealed persistent pancytopenia (white blood cell count 2.23 × 10⁹/L, platelet count 54 × 10⁹/L) but consistently normal liver enzymes. An extensive hematologic investigation, including multiple bone marrow aspirations and genetic testing for Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), was unrevealing.

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