macrocytic anemia and thrombocytopenia induced by orlistat

Macrocytic Anemia and Thrombocytopenia Induced by Orlistat

INTRODUCTION The overall incidence of obesity and its prevalence is increasing continuously. The obesity is a cardiovascular risk factor whose importance is increasing too. It is associated with many chronic conditions such as type II diabetes mellitus or cardiovascular diseases. The obesity is also implicated as a risk factor for several kinds of cancer such as esophagus, pancreas, colon, rect...

Macrocytic Anemia of Pregnancy

The association of anemia with pregnancy is well recognized. In this country the anemia is commonly due to iron deficiencies and is hypochromic. In the tropics a macrocytic, hyperchromic anemia of pregnancy has attracted attention and has been the subject of many recent investigations. Its counterpart in the temperate climates, the macrocytic or so-called pernicious anemia of pregnancy, has bee...

Short Communication Azathioprine-induced Fatal Macrocytic Anemia in Rabbits

Azathioprine (AZA) is used clinically sometimes at high doses for short-term therapy to treat acute rejection of kidney allograft or to desensitize hypersensitive patients to it. The delayed consequences of this approach had not been well investigated. Therefore, in this study we have investigated the delayed consequences of high-dose short-term AZA administration in rabbits. Our results showed...

Antibiotic induced hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia among pediatric patients admitted to intensive care unit

Background: Drug induced hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia (DIHA and DIT) are common drug adverse effects of antibiotics in patients admitted to hospital.  This reaction is important in patients who have a chronic disease especially in pediatrics. In this study, possible hemolytic anemia was investigated before and after the antibiotics administration. Materials and Methods: A total of 835 ...

Refined liver extract in tropical macrocytic anemia.

Middle Eastern Adolescent With Macrocytic Anemia

A 14-year-old previously healthy adolescent female was referred to the emergency department for complaints of fatigue and weakness. She had been seen 1 day prior at her primary care physician's office and was found to have a hemoglobin level of 6.7 g/dL. Over the past month, she had been feeling " weak " and " looking more pale. " She was born and raised in Iraq, of Chaldean eth-nicity, and rec...