Title

An Exceedingly Rare Presentation of Severe Folate Deficiency-Induced Non-Immune Hemolytic Anemia.

Authors

Qian Zhang, Abington Jefferson HealthFollow
Khine S. Shan, University of Maryland Medical Center
Babatunde A. Ogunnaike, Abington Jefferson HealthFollow
Atsoufi Amewuame-Kpehor, Abington Jefferson HealthFollow
Travis Nace, Abington Jefferson HealthFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-11-2020

Comments

This article is the author’s final published version in Cureus, Volume 12, Issue 6, June 2020, Article number e8570.

The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.8570. Copyright © Zhang et al.

Abstract

Macrocytic anemia is usually associated with vitamin B12 or folate deficiency. However, folate deficiency was rarely reported as a cause of hemolytic anemia. We present a case of a young man with a history of alcohol abuse who initially presented with an acute on chronic abdominal pain and was found to have jaundice and scleral icterus. His liver enzymes were unremarkable, and his abdominal imaging did not reveal any acute pathology. However, he was found to have a severe non-immune hemolytic anemia secondary to folate deficiency.

Creative Commons License

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Recommended Citation

Zhang, Qian; Shan, Khine S.; Ogunnaike, Babatunde A.; Amewuame-Kpehor, Atsoufi; and Nace, Travis, "An Exceedingly Rare Presentation of Severe Folate Deficiency-Induced Non-Immune Hemolytic Anemia." (2020). Abington Jefferson Health Papers. Paper 39.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/abingtonfp/39

PubMed ID

32670706

Language

English