Iron-Deficiency Anemia in an Elderly Caucasian Female: An Unusual Colonoscopic Finding

Iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) is common in the elderly population. It is usually the result of chronic gastrointestinal diseases which could lead to iron losses, malabsorption, or both. IDA is most often the result of chronic gastrointestinal blood loss caused by esophagitis, gastritis, ulcer, colon...

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Autores principales: Ngum, Roland, Grigos, Angela, Daoud, Magda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8670407/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34917441
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19564

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8670407/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34917441
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19564

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