Esteves, Joana M and Fernandes, Joana and Oliveira Monteiro, Pedro and Almeida, Mariana and Nogueira-Silva, Luis and Almeida, Jorge (2021) Surviving Extreme Anaemia. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 8 (3). pp. 1-8. ISSN ISSN: 2284-2594
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Abstract
Before the development of transfusion medicine, severe anaemia was an important cause of morbidity and mortality. The discovery of haematopoietic mechanisms and essential nutrients made it possible to easily treat and prevent this condition. Nevertheless, it is often fatal in patients presenting with extreme anaemia (haemoglobin levels <2 g/dl). We report the rare case of a 54-year-old woman who presented with profound megaloblastic anaemia (haemoglobin of 1.7 g/dl) due to vitamin B12 deficiency, and was successfully treated.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Severe anaemia, vitamin B12, nutritional deficiency |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Dec 2021 14:54 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Dec 2021 14:54 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/21211 |
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