Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type II

Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type II (CDA II) is the most common form of CDA (see this term) characterized by anemia, jaundice and splenomegaly and often leading to liver iron overload and gallstones.

Hemolytic anemia

A type of anemia caused by premature destruction of red blood cells (hemolysis).


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FEMALE Adult
A case of congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type II, Gilbert's syndrome and malleolar trophic ulcers.
Bordi B, Rosaria D'Amico M, Guariglia R, Capobianco G, Bordi E, Tirelli A.
Hematology. 2002;7(3):197-9.
The development of ulcers is not typical of CDA-II, even though they are associated with many of the hemolytic anemias, and were thought in our patient to be due to a thrombophilic tendency which manifest with Antithrombin III and Protein C deficiency.