a puzzle of hemolytic anemia, iron and vitamin b12 deficiencies in a 52-year-old male

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Abstract
A 52-year-old male with no significant past medical history reports increasing generalized fatigue and weakness for the past 2 weeks. Physical examination reveals jaundice and pallor without organomegaly or lymphadenopathy. His hemoglobin was 5.9 g/dL with a mean corpuscular volume of 87.1 fL and elevated red blood cell distribution width of 30.7%. His liver function test was normal except for elevated total bilirubin of 3.7 mg/dL. Serum LDH was 701 IU/L, and serum haptoglobin was undetectable. Further investigation revealed serum vitamin B12 of <30 pg/mL with elevated methylmalonic acid and homocysteine level. In addition, serum ferritin and transferrin saturation were low. The patient was diagnosed with hemolytic anemia secondary to vitamin B12 deficiency with concomitant iron deficiency anemia.
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Authors ;Suartcha Prueksaritanond;Aram Barbaryan;Aibek E. Mirrakhimov;Palacci Liana;Alaa M. Ali;Alan D. Gilman
Journal Turkish journal of haematology : official journal of Turkish Society of Haematology
Year 2013
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10.1155/2013/708489
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