Homocystinuria: A rare cause of megaloblastic anemia

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 941-943

  Gomber, Sunil ^a,b   Dewan, Pooja ^a   Dua, Tarun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Homocystinuria; Megaloblastic anemia; Pyridoxine

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PYRIDOXINE;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BLOOD SMEAR; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; FECES ANALYSIS; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LENS LUXATION; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS;

ANEMIA, MEGALOBLASTIC; CHILD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HUMANS; MALE; PYRIDOXINE;

EID: 4844224894     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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