Panama president diagnosed with ‘low-risk’ blood disorder, wife says

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panamanian President Laurentino Cortizo suffers from a low-risk kind of a uncommon blood dysfunction referred to as myelodysplastic syndrome, his spouse Yazmin Colon mentioned on Sunday after assessments carried out in the US.

Myelodysplastic syndrome is taken into account a kind of most cancers affecting the physique’s capability to make wholesome blood cells in bone marrow, the American Most cancers Society states.

“Excellent news,” she mentioned in an audio message shared with native media. “He has myelodysplasia, however at low danger.” Reuters confirmed the authenticity of the file.

Cortizo had traveled along with his spouse to the US every week in the past for the assessments. The situation was first detected final month however Cortizo mentioned he would search one other opinion.

(Reporting by Elida Moreno in Panama Metropolis; Modifying by Matthew Lewis)