A Case of Pancytopenia Caused by an Unusual Habit of Eating Pasta

Pure nutritional deficiency of folate and vitamin B12 is very unusual in developed countries, where most of the food items are fortified with essential vitamins and minerals. We hereby present a case of a middle-aged lady who declined to eat any other food items and survived only on pasta and sea sa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Surani, Salim R, Sharma, Munish
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
Materias:
Hematology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6886624/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31824795
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6028
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Sumario:Pure nutritional deficiency of folate and vitamin B12 is very unusual in developed countries, where most of the food items are fortified with essential vitamins and minerals. We hereby present a case of a middle-aged lady who declined to eat any other food items and survived only on pasta and sea salt for two years before presenting to the emergency department with pancytopenia. 

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