کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3247570 1589168 2011 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Severe Iron Deficiency Anemia and Lice Infestation
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی طب اورژانس
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Severe Iron Deficiency Anemia and Lice Infestation
چکیده انگلیسی

BackgroundLice infestation is a commonly encountered disorder in emergency medicine. The louse survives from a blood meal from its host; hence, iron deficiency anemia is a theoretic possibility. A limited number of reports of severe iron deficiency anemia have appeared in the veterinary literature, but a thorough review of the medical literature did not reveal a single instance in human beings.ObjectiveWe report a small case series of patients with heavy louse infestation and profound iron deficiency anemia.Case reportThe index case along with two other cases discovered from an exhaustive search of 4 years of the institution’s Emergency Department records all had heavy infestation with head and body lice. Laboratory evaluation revealed serum hemoglobin levels under 6 gm/dL, low serum ferritin levels, and microcytic red blood cell indices. All patients were admitted to the hospital, received transfusions, and had evaluation of their anemia. No patient had evidence of gastrointestinal blood loss or alternative explanation for their anemia.ConclusionsAlthough cause and effect cannot be established from this case series, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first published evidence of a provocative association of louse infestation and severe iron deficiency anemia in humans.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 41, Issue 4, October 2011, Pages 362–365
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