Triad of Iron Deficiency Anemia, Severe Thrombocytopenia and Menorrhagia–-A Case Report and Literature Review | Zendy

Ramy Ibrahim | Zendy; Areej Khan | Zendy; Shahzad Raza | Zendy; Muhammad I. Kafeel | Zendy; Ridhima Dabas | Zendy; Elizabeth Haynes | Zendy; Anjula Gandhi | Zendy; Omran L. Majumder | Zendy; Mohammad Zaman | Zendy

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Triad of Iron Deficiency Anemia, Severe Thrombocytopenia and Menorrhagia–-A Case Report and Literature Review

Author(s) -

Ramy Ibrahim,

Areej Khan,

Shahzad Raza,

Muhammad I. Kafeel,

Ridhima Dabas,

Elizabeth Haynes,

Anjula Gandhi,

Omran L. Majumder,

Mohammad Zaman

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

clinical medicine insights case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.187

H-Index - 12

ISSN - 1179-5476

DOI - 10.4137/ccrep.s9329

Subject(s) - medicine , anemia , iron deficiency , iron deficiency anemia , microcytic anemia , gastroenterology , thrombocytosis , platelet

Thrombocytosis is a common disorder in patients diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia. The decreased platelet counts commonly found iron deficiency anemia is rarely reported in clinical practice. The exact mechanism of the occurrence of thrombocytopenia in iron deficiency anemia remains unclear. In this case report we discuss a triad of symptoms seen in the African American population: Iron deficiency anemia, menorrhagia and thrombocytopenia.

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