Plummer Vinson Syndrome: A Rare Syndrome in Male with Review of the Literature by Priyadarshini Karthikeyan, Nalini Aswath, Ramesh Kumaresan

“…Plummer Vinson syndrome also known as Paterson Brown-Kelly syndrome is a syndrome associated with the triad of symptoms comprising microcytic hypochromic anemia, oesophageal strictures, and dysphagia. PVS is commonly found in women of middle age especially in the fourth and fifth decade of life and is rarely reported in males. …”
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Remission of Severe, Relapsed, and Refractory TTP after Multiple Cycles of Bortezomib by Manu R. Pandey, Pankit Vachhani, Evelena P. Ontiveros

“…Uncleaved von Willebrand factor (VWF) multimers accumulate and bind to platelets which causes spontaneous microthrombi ultimately causing microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and end-organ ischemia. …”
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Cytokines in Endocrine Dysfunction of Plasma Cell Disorders by Eva Feigerlová, Shyue-Fang Battaglia-Hsu

“…Monoclonal gammopathies (MG) are classically associated with lytic bone lesions, hypercalcemia, anemia, and renal insufficiency. However, in some cases, symptoms of endocrine dysfunction are more prominent than these classical signs and misdiagnosis can thus be possible. …”
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Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia following Multicentric Castleman Disease by Feng Li, Xiaomei Zhang, Yanting Guo, Yuandong Zhu, Yicun Wu, Yun Ling

“…Multicentric Castleman disease (MCD) is a rare nonmalignant lymphoproliferative disorder presenting systemic symptoms such as fever, night sweats, fatigue, anemia, effusions, and multifocal lymphadenopathy. …”
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Litiasis vesicular en niño e indicación de tratamiento quirúrgico. Presentación de un caso by Jorge Luís Estepa Pérez, Tahiluma Santana Pedraza, Juan Carlos Estepa Torres

“…<p>Se presenta el caso de un paciente de 9 años de edad, sexo masculino, boliviano, natural de Yacuiba, departamento de Tarija, con antecedentes de padecer de anemia en su etapa de lactante, que acudió con su mamá a la consulta de Cirugía General del Hospital Integral Comunitario Rubén Zelaya por  presentar trastornos dispépticos, deposiciones diarreicas, dolor abdominal en ocasiones, con un tiempo de evolución de 6 meses. …”
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Oral and Dental Findings of Dyskeratosis Congenita by Mine Koruyucu, Pelin Barlak, Figen Seymen

“…Hematologic tests were performed and showed aplastic anemia at the age of 2. At the age of 4, the bone marrow transplantation was performed. …”
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Body Mass Index Is Associated with Dietary Patterns and Health Conditions in Georgia Centenarians by Dorothy B. Hausman, Mary Ann Johnson, Adam Davey, Leonard W. Poon

“…When controlled for race, gender, residence, and total fruit and vegetable intake, BMI ≥25 was an independent risk factor for diabetes or having a systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg, whereas BMI ≤20 was a risk factor for anemia. Given the many potential adverse consequences of under- and overweight, efforts are needed to maintain a healthy weight, even in the oldest old.…”
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Household income and nutrient adequacy in women of reproductive age: A study in Babakan Village, Indonesia by Ana Dina Resa, Nailan Faza Prasetyaji Fidela

“…Background: The condition of Chronic Energy Deficiency and anemia often occurs in women of reproductive age and can lead to health problems. …”
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Probable Linezolid-Induced Pancytopenia by Nita Lakhani, William Thompson, Anne Marie Bombassaro

“…A 75-year-old male outpatient with cardiac disease, diabetes, chronic renal insufficiency and iron deficiency anemia was prescribed linezolid 600 mg twice daily for a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus diabetic foot osteomyelitis. …”
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Osteopetrosis and Its Relevance for the Discovery of New Functions Associated with the Skeleton by Amélie E. Coudert, Marie-Christine de Vernejoul, Maurizio Muraca, Andrea Del Fattore

“…Patients typically displayed spontaneous fractures, anemia, and in the most severe forms hepatosplenomegaly and compression of cranial facial nerves leading to deafness and blindness. …”
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Colitis in spondyloarthritis by Muhammed Hafis, Vikas Agarwal

“…IBD must be suspected in all patients of SpA presenting with abdominal pain, diarrhea, unexplained weight loss, anemia, or other malabsorption features. Fecal calprotectin is emerging as a noninvasive screening tool for detecting clinically silent IBD in patient with SpA. …”
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Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism Associated with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telengiectasia by Scarano Valentina, De Santis Daniele, Suppressa Patrizia, Lastella Patrizia, Lenato Gennaro Mariano, Triggiani Vincenzo, Sabbà Carlo

“…Hypertension, postphlebitic syndrome of lower limbs, frequent nose bleeding, and anemia were present in his history; in his adolescence, he was treated for idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. …”
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Acute Pancreatitis and Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding as Presenting Symptoms of a Duodenal Brunner’s Gland Hamartoma by Edy Stermer, Nizar Elias, Dean Keren, Tova Rainis, Omer Goldstein, Alexandra Lavy

“…Otherwise, they may be diagnosed in patients presenting with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, anemia or symptoms of intestinal obstruction. The case of a young woman admitted for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding along with acute pancreatitis is presented. …”
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Surgical Management of Uterine Fibroids at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital by Abiodun Omole-Ohonsi, Francis Belga

“…Menorrhagia (86.7%) was the commonest symptom, while post operative anemia and pyrexia showed significant association with myomectomy. …”
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Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Associated with Pneumococcal Pneumonia. A Case Report by Ariel Efrén Uriarte Méndez, Andrés Prieto Apesteguía, Jesús Vila Díaz, Jorge Luis Capote Padrón, Kendrie Villavicencio Cardoso, Alnilam Fernández González

“…Hemolytic uremic syndrome is a condition characterized by hemolytic microangiopathic anemia, thrombocytopenia and acute renal failure. …”
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Neuroendocrine Tumour as a Diagnostic and Prognostic Criterion for Autoimmune Gastritis by S. I. Mozgovoi, M. A. Livzan, T. S. Krolevets, A. G. Shimanskaya

“…A general clinical examination revealed mild chronic iron deficiency anemia and increased neuron-specific enolase (NSE). …”
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Cardiac Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma Requiring a Mitral Valve Replacement Complicated by Severe Paravalvular Leak: A Rare Case Report with Literature Review by Anju Adhikari, Adam Hafeez, Alexandra Halalau

“…We report a case of a 61-year-old female who presented to the emergency room with recurrent chest pain, fatigue, and chronic anemia. A transthoracic echocardiogram demonstrated a left atrial mass attached to the septal wall and anterior leaflet of the mitral valve. …”
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Early systemic insults following severe sepsis-associated encephalopathy of critically ill patients: association with mortality and awakening—an analysis of the OUTCOMEREA database... by Michael Thy, Romain Sonneville, Stéphane Ruckly, Bruno Mourvillier, Carole Schwebel, Yves Cohen, Maité Garrouste-Orgeas, Shidasp Siami, Cédric Bruel, Jean Reignier, Elie Azoulay, Laurent Argaud, Dany Goldgran-Toledano, Virginie Laurent, Claire Dupuis, Julien Poujade, Lila Bouadma, Etienne de Montmollin, Jean-François Timsit, on the behalf of the OUTCOME R. E. A. network

“…We analyzed early systemic insults (abnormal glycemia (< 3 mmol/L or ≥ 11 mmol/L), hypotension (diastolic blood pressure ≤ 50 mmHg), temperature abnormalities (< 36 °C or ≥ 38.3 °C), anemia (hematocrit < 21%), dysnatremia (< 135 mmol/L or ≥ 145 mmol/L), oxygenation abnormalities (PaO2 < 60 or > 200 mmHg), carbon dioxide abnormalities (< 35 mmHg or ≥ 45 mmHg), and the impact of their correction at day 3 on day-28 mortality and awakening, defined as a recovery of GCS > 13. …”
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AIDS Cholangiopathy in an Asymptomatic, Previously Undiagnosed Late-Stage HIV-Positive Patient from Kenya by Yiming Gao, Kathryn Chin, Yehia Y. Mishriki

“…Routine laboratory testing was notable for a hypochromic microcytic anemia, slight leukopenia, and mild hypoalbuminemia. …”
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Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Bladder: 2 Rare Cases Managed with Laparoscopic Partial Cystectomy by Sofia Santos Lopes, Andrea Furtado, Rita Oliveira, Ana Cebola, Bruno Graça, Manuel Ferreira Coelho, Fernando Ferrito, Carrasquinho Gomes

“…The second case was a smoker with hematuria unresponsive to medical treatment and anemia. Clinical presentation, pathological features, treatment, and prognosis are discussed. …”
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