Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
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Query: UMLS:C0162316 (iron deficiency anemia)
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We report a 45-year-old healthy Chinese woman who presented with chronic diarrhea and iron deficiency anemia, with colonoscopy showing multiple ulcers from cecum to sigmoid on a background of dark-purple mucosa. She was initially suspected to be suffering from inflammatory bowel disease, but the peculiar colonic biopsy findings and computed tomography (CT) imaging features, together with her habit of using Chinese herbal supplements, supported the rare diagnosis of idiopathic mesenteric phlebosclerosis.
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PMID:Idiopathic mesenteric phlebosclerosis: A rare cause of chronic diarrhea. 3278 70