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Query: UMLS:C0039730 (
thalassemia
)
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document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
The case of a young woman from Guadeloupe developing severe megaloblastic anemia is reported. She presented with fever and hemolysis (she had heterozygotic beta-
thalassemia
) after a six month history of diarrhea. She was shown to have folate deficiency,
steatorrhea
, vitamin K and B12 malabsorption. She responded well to intravenous folinic acid and tetracyclines. Diagnosis was based on the following criteria: a) no other cause of malabsorption was found despite a comprehensive inquiry, b) the pattern of the illness corresponded to the definition of disease. Three particular aspects are outlined: the acute onset, malabsorption of vitamin B12 requiring prolonged and combined treatment, and the unusual place in which the disease was contracted.
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PMID:[Tropical sprue revealed by severe anemia in a woman from Guadeloupe]. 158 43
