TY - JOUR
T1 - Megaloblastic, dyserythropoietic anemia following arsenic ingestion
AU - Lerman, B. B.
AU - Ali, N.
AU - Green, D.
PY - 1980
Y1 - 1980
N2 - Following acute arsenic ingestion, a 35 year old woman experienced multiple organ failure, including renal and respiratory insufficiency, toxic hepatitis, peripheral neuropathy, and encephalopathy. In addition, she developed an anemia; the bone marrow showed a striking dyserythropoiesis with megaloblastic features. Her recovery was heralded by normalization of the bone marrow morphology, followed by improvement in all other organ dysfunction except for the peripheral neuropathy. Arsenic poisoning is a cause of megaloblastic anemia; early hematologic recovery suggests favorable prognosis.
AB - Following acute arsenic ingestion, a 35 year old woman experienced multiple organ failure, including renal and respiratory insufficiency, toxic hepatitis, peripheral neuropathy, and encephalopathy. In addition, she developed an anemia; the bone marrow showed a striking dyserythropoiesis with megaloblastic features. Her recovery was heralded by normalization of the bone marrow morphology, followed by improvement in all other organ dysfunction except for the peripheral neuropathy. Arsenic poisoning is a cause of megaloblastic anemia; early hematologic recovery suggests favorable prognosis.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 7447393
AN - SCOPUS:0019215614
SN - 0091-7370
VL - 10
SP - 515
EP - 517
JO - Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science
JF - Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science
IS - 6
ER -