MEGALOBLASTIC ANAEMIA PRESENTING AS PYREXIA-AN INTERESTING CASE REPORT
Megaloblastic anemia is a rare cause of pyrexia. We report the case of a patient who presented with fever, anemia and thrombocytopenia. After ruling out infective, inflammatory and endocrine causes and correlating with vitamin B12 and folic acid levels, the cause was attributed to megaloblastic anem...
| 發表在: | Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| 格式: | Article |
| 語言: | 英语 |
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PAGEPress Publications
2014-08-01
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| 在線閱讀: | https://mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/1834 |
| 總結: | Megaloblastic anemia is a rare cause of pyrexia. We report the case of a patient who presented with fever, anemia and thrombocytopenia. After ruling out infective, inflammatory and endocrine causes and correlating with vitamin B12 and folic acid levels, the cause was attributed to megaloblastic anemia. The patient responded well to the treatment with vitamin B12 and folic acid supplementation. |
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| ISSN: | 2035-3006 |