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, 2020 Anemia is defined as "a condition in which the number of red blood cells (and consequently their oxygen carrying capacity) is insufficient to meet the body's physiologic needs".
Oxenham, Marc
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Onset of X-linked sideroblastic anemia in the fourth decade
Haematologica, 2004 We report the case of a 40-year female who manifested late onset, pyridoxine-refractory X-linked sideroblastic anemia, heterozygous for the first described frameshift ALAS2 mutation, CD506-507 (-C).
E Cortesao +5 more
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Anaemia is not a diagnosis: Part 2
South African Family Practice, 1987 No abstract available.
D.G. Kenoyer
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, 2018 Vitamin B12 is essential for DNA and RNA synthesis. Vitamin B12 deficiency usually occurs in infants who are exclusively breastfed born to Vitamin B12-deficient mothers.
Korrayi Balaji +3 more
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Patterns and Predictors of Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease from The Dialysis Units of Mardan Region
Pakistan Journal of Medicine and DentistryBackground: Anemia is a prevalent and serious complication associated with kidney disease, which increases morbidity, diminishes the quality of life, and impairs the prognosis in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Knowledge of the prevalence and
Muzamil Mehmood +5 more
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When B12 therapy fails: two case reports of intravenous vitamin B12 resistance in pernicious anemia
Khyber Medical University JournalBACKGROUND: Pernicious anemia is an autoimmune disorder causing vitamin B12 deficiency resulting from impaired absorption caused by intrinsic factor absence. Positive parietal cell and intrinsic factor antibodies confirm the diagnosis.
Zeeshan Shaikh +5 more
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Macrocytic Anemia: A Presenting Feature of VEXAS Syndrome
Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical CasesVEXAS (Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, Autoinflammatory, Somatic) syndrome is an X-linked multisystem inflammatory syndrome characterized by a combination of various clinical features, including myeloid dysplasia, sweet syndrome, relapsing polychondritis,
Indira Acharya +2 more
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An Exceedingly Rare Presentation of Severe Folate Deficiency-Induced Non-Immune Hemolytic Anemia. [PDF]
, 2020 Macrocytic anemia is usually associated with vitamin B12 or folate deficiency. However, folate deficiency was rarely reported as a cause of hemolytic anemia. We present a case of a young man with a history of alcohol abuse who initially presented with an
Shan, Khine S. +4 more
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Towards smear-free anemia diagnosis: evidence from a high-volume laboratory [PDF]
Background: Objectives of the study were to evaluate whether peripheral smear (PS) examination is essential in all cases of moderate anemia, or if automated hematology analyzer parameters—particularly RBC indices, red cell distribution width (RDW), and ...
Kotru, Mrinalini, Sanyal, Kaninika
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Multidisciplinary approach to anemia [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Military Medicine, 2015 Introduction: We present the case of a 65 years- old woman who was admitted with a severe macrocytic anemia Hb= 5.7g/dl and diffuse bone pain. Biologically she has moderate thrombocytopenia 35 000/µl, a hepatic cytolysis and cholestatic syndrome ...
Anca Ghiațău +4 more
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