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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Anemia in Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic at a Medical Center in Accra, Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Anemia during pregnancy remains a major cause of maternal and infant morbidity in Ghana and has broader socioeconomic implications. Its persistence despite existing interventions indicates that factors such as education, occupation, and nutrition require closer evaluation.
Gifty Amewudah, Frank Twum Aboagye, Frank Quarshie, Martin Owusu Asante, Benjamin Ansah‐Agyei, Joseph Otchere, Philip Narteh Gorleku, Maurice Ofoe Gorleku, Margaret Atuahene, Abena Mantebea Ateko, Daniel Eshun   +10 more
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Discordant Vitamin B12 Results in an IgA Nephropathy Patient

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, Volume 40, Issue 5, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Discordant Vitamin B12 results can result from immunoassay interferences, potentially leading to unnecessary diagnostic procedures and misdiagnoses if not properly recognized. Case Presentation A 76‐year‐old male with a history of IgA nephropathy, hypertension, and other comorbidities presented with unexpectedly elevated total ...
Oytun Portakal, Nazende Işlak, Muhammed Ş. Binici, Yahya Büyükaşik   +3 more
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Anemia and hematinic deficiencies in gastric parietal cell antibody-positive and antibody-negative erosive oral lichen planus patients with thyroid antibody positivity

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2016
Serum gastric parietal cell antibody (GPCA), thyroglobulin antibody (TGA), and thyroid microsomal antibody (TMA) are found in some erosive oral lichen planus (EOLP) patients.
Julia Y.-F. Chang, I-Chang Chen, Yi-Ping Wang, Yu-Hsueh Wu, Hsin-Ming Chen, Andy Sun   +5 more
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First Case Report of Precursor‐Targeted Immune‐Mediated Anaemia in a Dog From Italy Lacking Rubriphagocytosis and With Severe Hyperferraemia: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Clinical Outcome

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 2, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Precursor‐targeted immune‐mediated anaemia (PIMA) is an uncommon and poorly understood cause of persistent non‐regenerative anaemia in dogs and cats, characterised by ineffective erythropoiesis and frequently associated with rubriphagocytosis (RP) in bone marrow samples.
Souad Nasar, Annamaria Uva, Giovanna Girardi, Giulia Tanas, Stefano Ciccarelli, Andrea Zatelli, Maria Alfonsa Cavalera, Floriana Gernone   +7 more
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Macrocytosis Case (Out of Print)

MedEdPORTAL, 2007
In this case, a 78-year-old woman presents with macrocytosis and fatigue. It was developed from the early stage of the disease (and the work-up for cause of macrocytosis) and includes a teaching of megaloblastic and nonmegaloblastic causes for ...
Emmanuel Besa
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Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Anakinra and Canakinumab in Patients With VEXAS Syndrome: An International Multicenter Study

Arthritis &Rheumatology, Volume 78, Issue 2, Page 475-482, February 2026.
Objective The aim of this study was to compare differences in clinical response, drug survival, and adverse event rates between anakinra and canakinumab in VEXAS (vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X‐linked, autoinflammatory, somatic) syndrome. Methods This multicenter international study includes patients with VEXAS from France, Israel, and Italy treated with ...
Tali Eviatar, Dafne Capelusnik, Corrado Campochiaro, Valentin Lacombe, Vincent Jachiet, Michael Zisapel, Iftach Sagy, Oshrat E. Tayer‐Shifman, David Ozeri, Shaye Kivity, Alessandro Tomelleri, Benjamin Terrier, Hagit Peleg, Thibault Comont, Karim Sacre, Pascal Woaye‐Hune, Laurent Arnaud, Estibaliz Lazaro, Vincent Grobost, Francois Lifermann, Maxime Samson, Samuel Ardois, Alice Garnier, Alexandre Maria, Alain Cantagrel, Aurore Meyer, Jean‐David Bouaziz, Mael Heiblig, Lorenzo Dagna, Elisa Diral, Olivier Kosmider, Ori Elkayam, Jérôme Hadjadj, Sophie Georgin‐Lavialle, Olivier Fain, Arsene Mekinian   +35 more
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A Case of Subacute Combined Degeneration of Spinal Cord Diagnosed by Vitamin B12 Administration Lowering Methylmalonic Acid

Case Reports in Neurology, 2020
Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord (SCDS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by subacute progression in the central and peripheral nervous systems mainly caused by vitamin B12 deficiency.
Daisuke Hara, Masashi Akamatsu, Heisuke Mizukami, Bunta Kato, Takaaki Suzuki, Jun Oshima, Yasuhiro Hasegawa   +6 more
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Relationship between cobalamin and folate deficiencies and anemia in dogs

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2019
Background Megaloblastic, nonregenerative anemia is a well‐known consequence of cobalamin or folate deficiencies in humans but is not recognized in hypocobalaminemic or hypofolatemic dogs.
Emma Stanley, Elizabeth Appleman, Ariel Schlag, Andrea Siegel   +3 more
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Unexplained Macrocytosis in Elderly Patients [PDF]

Age and Ageing, 1996
One hundred and twenty-four patients over the age of 75 years were assessed for the cause of their macrocytosis (MCV > 95 fl). A definitive diagnosis was reached in 75/124 (60%) by non-invasive techniques. The remainder underwent a bone marrow biopsy yielding a definitive diagnosis in a further six patients who had an identifiable myelodysplastic ...
M Y, Mahmoud, M, Lugon, C C, Anderson
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Anemia, hematinic deficiencies, and hyperhomocysteinemia in gastric parietal cell antibody-positive and -negative atrophic glossitis patients

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2019
Background/Purpose: Approximately 27% of atrophic glossitis (AG) patients have the serum gastric parietal cell antibody (GPCA) positivity. This study assessed whether the serum GPCA or AG itself was a significant factor causing anemia, hematinic ...
Chun-Pin Chiang, Julia Yu-Fong Chang, Yi-Ping Wang, Yu-Hsueh Wu, Yang-Che Wu, Andy Sun   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source