Copper deficiency myeloneuropathy in a patient with haemachromatosis: a case report
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A 64-year-old British Caucasian man presented with red skin wheals and breathlessness and then developed a progressive neurological syndrome. Investigation revealed hereditary haemachromatosis, porphyria, and a myelodysplastic syndrome. No unifying diagnosis was made, and his neurological symptoms remained unexplained, until further studies revealed an underlying copper deficiency.
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[Pancytopenia, arthralgia and myeloneuropathy due to copper deficiency].
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