Three cases of lead poisoning with a hypochromic anaemia, despite adequate iron stores, are presented and discussed.

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In the present study adult patients with anemia were analysed for thalassemia syndromes and other haemoglobino pathies by using high performance liquid chromatography. A total of 102 Patients’ blood samples evaluated complete count, RBC indices, reticulocyte count peripheral film morphology. For confirmation characterization hemoglobinopathy, ‘BIORAD VARIANT II’ HPLC instrument CDM software was...

Rates of glucose, glycine, and folic (pteroylglutamic) acid absorption were determined for a 30 cm jejunal segment in vivo, with a double-lumen tube perfusion system, in 10 Zambian African women with a mean haemoglobin concentration of 5d1 (3.5-9.2) g/dl. In four the anaemia was megaloblastic (due to folate deficiency) and in six hypochromic. Perfusion solutions contained (1) glucose 200 mmol/l...

By R0LF ZEVrERSTR#{246}M AND SIMONE DELAVA I N SO?s’IE earlier reports indications have been put forward that pure hypochronsic amiemia might develop in the absemice of nutritiomial deficiency or bleedimig. Iii an extemisive study on hereditary hypochromic amiemia occurring in a district in the northern part of Sivedemi, Lundholm’ concluded that the cause of the anemia was an increased demand o...