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Iron deficiency anemia is a common diagnosis encountered in the nutrition, primary care, and gastroenterology fields. Iron deficiency anemia most often leads to evaluation for various malabsorption disorders and colonoscopy to exclude colon cancer as an etiology. We present a case of iron deficiency...

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 13; no. 3; p. e13796
Main Authors Attarha, Barrett O, Mikulic, Sebastian, Harris, Ciel, Scolapio, James S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Cureus 10.03.2021
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Hematology
Internal Medicine
pica
anemia
geophagia
iron deficiency anemia
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Summary:Iron deficiency anemia is a common diagnosis encountered in the nutrition, primary care, and gastroenterology fields. Iron deficiency anemia most often leads to evaluation for various malabsorption disorders and colonoscopy to exclude colon cancer as an etiology. We present a case of iron deficiency anemia that was caused by geophagia. After the culprit dietary habit was stopped, the patient's iron deficiency anemia subsequently resolved.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.13796