Type I homocystinuria associated with megaloblastic anemia.
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Homocystinuria: a rare cause of megaloblastic anemia.
We present an eight-year-old boy who initially presented to us with megaloblastic anemia and subsequently developed dislocation of lens. The child had a positive sodium nitroprusside test and homocystinuria. He was diagnosed to have homocystinuria type 1. His anemia improved on oral pyridoxine and folic acid therapy. Homocystinuria should be remembered as a cause of megaloblastic anemia.
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عنوان ژورنال: Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0021-5384,1883-2083
DOI: 10.2169/naika.89.2528