OBJECTIVE To describe a rare case of thrombocytopenia secondary to iron deficiency. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A 34-year-old woman presented with severe microcytic hypochromic anemia and thrombocytopenia. Her ferritin was 1 ng/dl. A diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia and thrombocytopenia was made and the patient was treated with packed red blood cell transfusion and intravenous i...

PURPOSE Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) has a wide spectrum of symptoms and is therefore difficult to diagnose. CVT has been reported to be associated with various etiologies. There are, however, very few reported cases of CVT associated with iron deficiency anemia (IDA), especially in adults. CASE REPORT We reported the case of a female patient with seizure and hemorrhagic infarction due to...

TOPIC: Signs and Symptoms of Chest Diseases TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Pericardial effusions are caused by numerous etiologies including metabolic, cardiac disease, infection, neoplastic, or idiopathic. They may be isolated part a systemic illness. Severe iron deficiency anemia causing pericardial effusion has been rarely reported is not well studied1. CASE PRESEN...

Introduction: Anemia in pregnancy is a significant public health problem especially in developing countries. Iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy may lead to increased risks of preterm delivery, Low birth weight and still birth. This study was undertaken to detect iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women referring to health care centers of Eslamshahr/Iran. Method: In this study, 266 selected pre...

Background Iron deficiency is one of the most prevalent anemia. 2 million people in the world suffer from it. All young girls are at higher risk for iron defiency anemia, therefore,diagnosis and prevention of this anemia in the young age is very important. Materials and Methods: A total of 1500 high school girls educated in five regions of education of Mashhad (ages 14-18 years) were studi...

background: micronutrient deficiency is one of the major public health problems in the middle east affecting economic, political and social development of countries. the three commonest micronutrient deficiencies belong to iron, iodine and vitamin a.  methods: we conducted a systematic review of published english articles in the middle east countries using databases from pubmed, world health or...

I NITIALLY, macrocytic red cells with a shortened life span are produced in response to intense erythropoietic stimulation, e.g., in phenyihydrazineinduced anemia, severe hlocd loss, exposure to hypoxia or the administration of erythropoietin.1 We have postulated that these macrocytes result from a shortening of the interval between differentiation of stem cells and emergence of reticulocytes t...

objective data on the relationship between iron deficiency anemia and febrile convulsions are controversial. the aim of this study was to determine the association between iron deficiency anemia and febrile convulsions among children. materials & methods this case-control study was conducted during 2006-2007, on 90 children with febrile seizures (case) and 90 febrile children without seizures (...

background: iron deficiency anemia (ida) is the most common cause of anemia. it is estimated that about 30% of the world population suffer from it. the highest prevalence of this anemia is in adolescent girls. because of its effects on work efficiency, productivity and development trend, prevention is important. the aim of this study was to determine the effect of applying the precede education...