ICD-11 classes
03 Diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs
Anaemias or other erythrocyte disorders
3A72 — Sideroblastic anaemia
3A72.1 — Acquired sideroblastic anaemias
2A33 — Refractory anaemia with ring sideroblasts
ICD-11 2A33 — Refractory anaemia with ring sideroblasts
A myelodysplastic syndrome characterised by an anaemia in which 15% or more of the erythroid precursors are ringed sideroblasts. The ring sideroblast is an erythroid precursor in which one third or more of the nucleus is encircled by granules which are positive for iron stain.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:
- Myelodysplastic syndromes #1568
- Myelodysplastic syndromes #3219