Prevalence and type of anaemia in young Egyptian patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2005; 11 (5-6): 959-967
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ABSTRACT
Over a 2-month period, 200 type 1 diabetic patients attending a paediatric diabetic clinic in Cairo, Egypt were screened for anaemia and other complications of diabetes. The mean age was 11.2 years and the mean duration of diabetes was 4.0 years. Anaemia was diagnosed in 75 patients [37.5%] overall 45 had microcytic hypochromic anaemia, 18 normocytic normochromic and 12 macrocytic hyperchromic. Of the 75, 41 patients [54.7%] had iron deficiency, 14 [18.7%] had folate deficiency and 14 [18.7%] had thalassaemia minor. Three patients [4%] had coeliac disease, and 18 patients [24%] had parasitic infections. None of the patients had hypothyroidism, renal failure or vitamin B12 deficiency
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Índice:
IMEMR (Mediterrâneo Oriental)
Assunto principal:
Estudos de Casos e Controles
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Adolescente
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Anemia Ferropriva
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Adulto
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Anemia Hipocrômica
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Anemia Macrocítica
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
Limite:
Criança
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
East Mediterr Health J.
Ano de publicação:
2005
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