aetiology
Last reviewed 01/2021
The causes of sideroblastic anaemia include:
- congenital:
- rarely sideroblastic anaemia shows an X-linked mode of inheritance
- acquired:
- myeloid stem cell disorder:
- myelodysplasia
- myeloproliferative disorder
- acute myeloid leukaemia
- drugs and toxins:
- isoniazid
- alcohol
- lead
- others:
- carcinomatosis
- connective tissue disease