Life-threatening megaloblastic pancytopenia with normal mean cell volume: Case series

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 548-550

  Sekhar, Jeevan ^a   Stabler, Sally P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Homocysteine; Methylmalonic acid; Pernicious anemia; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CASE REPORT; CELL VOLUME; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA; PANCYTOPENIA; PERNICIOUS ANEMIA;

EID: 35448997417     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2007.02.023     Document Type: Article

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