Yes - over the years before I was diagnosed with MDS RAEB2 in 2011 almost every insect bite, burn or other injury that broke the skin would inflame and infect and I often needed antibiotics. A low white cell count and chronic neutropenia usually causes this.
What type of MDS does your dad have?
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Dx MDS RAEB 10% blasts + hypogammaglobulinemia, Sep 2011. Jan 2012 BMB - blasts down to 2% w/out treatment so BMT cancelled. Re-diagnosis RCMD. Watch and wait from Feb 2012. IVIg 5-weekly. New diagnosis Oct 2019 AML 23% blasts in marrow, 10% blasts in peripheral blood.
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