Iron-deficiency anemia with lithobezoar (pica): a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in a 5-year-old Nigerian child

BACKGROUND: Despite a high prevalence of iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) in developing countries such as Nigeria, intestinal obstruction secondary to lithobezoar (an accumulation of ingested stones within the gastrointestinal tract) is uncommon. CASE PRESENTATION: Herein, we report a case of acute inte...

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Autores principales: Ibrahim, Olayinka R, Lugga, Abubakar S, Ibrahim, Nuraddeen, Ibrahim, Lawal M, Suleiman, Bello M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6147209/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30271221
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IMCRJ.S175653

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6147209/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30271221
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IMCRJ.S175653

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