| Congenital sideroblastic anemia treated as thalassemia major. | |
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PMID: 20956913 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Sideroblastic anemia is a rare cause of microcytic hypochromic anemia. In Bangladesh, most common causes of microcytic anemia are iron deficiency anemia, anemia of chronic diseases and thalassemia. Serum ferritin is usually done to differentiate them. If serum ferritin is low, the diagnosis of iron deficiency is entertained. When serum ferritin is raised but erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) are normal - anemia of chronic disease is excluded. The next investigation is Hb-electrophoresis. Normal Hb-electroporesis excludes thalassemia. Then bone marrow examination with iron stain is done for the diagnosis of sideroblastic anemia. Here we report a case of a 14 year old girl presenting with intermittent leg pain and anemia. Her blood flim showed microcytic hypochromic anemia with raised serum ferritin and normal Hb-electroporesis. Initially she was labeled as a case of unusual type of thalassemia and treated with blood transfusion. Finally bone marrow examination with iron stain was done and she was diagnosed as a case of congenital sideroblastic anemia. We reviewed the literature and discussed the management as well. |
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R K Chowdhury; M Z Miah; M Morshed |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Mymensingh medical journal : MMJ Volume: 19 ISSN: 1022-4742 ISO Abbreviation: Mymensingh Med J Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
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Created Date: 2010-10-19 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9601799 Medline TA: Mymensingh Med J Country: Bangladesh |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 636-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Dr Md Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, Endocrine Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh; E-mail: drmorshed@workmail.com. |
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