1. Iron-deficiency anaemia: the perils of excessive milk-drinking
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Adam Kenji Yamamoto, Joseph Machta, Sara Trompeter, and Sarah Eisen
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Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Iron ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Context (language use) ,Thrombophilia ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Girl ,media_common ,Anemia, Iron-Deficiency ,business.industry ,Iron Deficiencies ,Iron deficiency ,medicine.disease ,Milk ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Cattle ,Female ,Neurosurgery ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Paediatric population - Abstract
Iron-deficiency anaemia is a widespread and largely preventable problem in the paediatric population, with numerous potential sequelae. We describe the case of a 2-year-old girl presenting with non-specific symptoms, who was found to be iron-deficient and anaemic, in the context of excessive cow’s milk consumption. We explore the patient’s diagnostic journey, including a neurological deterioration and the link between her iron deficiency and the final diagnosis.
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- 2021
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