Severe Anemia

Severe anemia.

BUMC PROCEEDINGS 2001;14:289–293 CASE PRESENTATION ANGELA SHIH, MD: A 35-year-old, previously healthy homosexual man was admitted because of anemia. He had had exertional dyspnea, palpitations, and fatigue for 3 months; burning substernal chest pain on exertion for 1 month; and fever and chills for 2 days. Outpatient blood test results included a hematocrit of 13%, a platelet count of 355 × 103...

Severe Mediterranean Anemia ( Cooley ’ S Anemia

A HYPOCHROMIC microcytic anemia in children was first described by Cooley and Lee’ in 1915. Later, milder forms of this condition were recorded. 2, 3 The highest incidence of the disease has been shown to occur in persons of Mediterranean stock (Italians, Greeks, Syrians, and Armenians). However, cases have been reported in individuals of English, German, Spanish, Egyptian, Chinese,4 and Negro5...

Severe Mediterranean Anemia

A HYPOCHROMIC microcytic anemia in children was first described by Cooley and Lee’ in 1915. Later, milder forms of this condition were recorded. 2, 3 The highest incidence of the disease has been shown to occur in persons of Mediterranean stock (Italians, Greeks, Syrians, and Armenians). However, cases have been reported in individuals of English, German, Spanish, Egyptian, Chinese,4 and Negro5...

Report of a case of Proteus syndrome with severe anemia

Proteus syndrome is a rare congenital disorder comprised of subcutaneous and internal hamartomas, miscellaneous skin and vascular nevi, skeletal and nervous system and eye malformations, with characteristic manifestations including hemihypertrophy, local gigantism, macrodactyly and cerebriform thickness of soles and palms. A 23 year-old man with diagnosis of proteus syndrome had sever ane...

Severe anemia in Malawian children.