Refractory anemia

Refractory cytopenias with unilineage dysplasia (RCUD) is a frequent low-risk subtype of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS; see this term) characterized by refractory cytopenias associated with dysplasia limited to one cell lineage.

Respiratory failure

A severe form of respiratory insufficiency characterized by inadequate gas exchange such that the levels of oxygen or carbon dioxide cannot be maintained within normal limits.


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PMID (PMCID)
7561255
 FEMALE Middle Aged
[A case of myelodysplastic syndrome who died of septic pulmonary embolism].
Nakamura A, Yamada Y, Kojima Y, Yamakoshi M, Kawakami M, Takeyama S, Yamamoto T, Takeuchi T, Hayashi Y.
Kansenshogaku Zasshi. 1995;69(7):835-9.
A 61-year-old female who had been followed for refractory anemia with excess of blasts suddenly died of acute respiratory failure.