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Idiopathic hyperzincemia with associated copper deficiency anemia: a diagnostic dilemma |
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| Authors: | Hussein Merza Neha Sood Raman Sood |
| Abstract: | Prompt serum copper and zinc in addition to vitamin B12 levels should be measured in patients suffering from refractory anemia with neurological symptoms. A timely copper supplementation can help revert the hematological and possibly the neurological manifestations. |
| Keywords: | Anemia copper deficiency myelodysplastic syndrome neuropathy |