Two Cases of Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia Combined with Iron Deficiency Anemia.
10.12701/yujm.2003.20.2.206
- Author:
Eun Hae KIM
1
;
Hee Soon CHO
;
Chae Hoon LEE
;
Kyung Dong KIM
;
Myung Soo HYUN
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea. chlee@med.yu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia;
Low MCV;
Iron deficiency anemia
- MeSH:
Anemia;
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency*;
Bone Marrow;
Erythrocyte Indices;
Erythrocytes;
Iron*;
Masks;
Vitamin B 12 Deficiency*;
Vitamin B 12*;
Vitamins*
- From:Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
2003;20(2):206-211
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Simultaneous deficiency of Vitamin B12 and iron induces that the bone marrow erythroid megaloblastosis and peripheral blood macroovalocytosis are masked because of countervailing the tendency of iron deficiency to produce hypochromic microcytic erythrocytes. We report two cases of Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia with low mean corpuscular volume (MCV) due to combined iron deficiency anemia with review of literature.
