Internal Medicine: Open Access
Open Access

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Publications

• Case Report   
  Iron Deficiency Anaemia or a Bigger Problem?
  Author(s): Sarushen Gounden*, Patricia Kaazan, Peter J Yuide and Claire McIvor
  
  Iron deficiency anemia is a common gastroenterological presentation. Endoscopic investigation is standard practice. We describe a case of iron deficiency anemia in a patient who was lost to follow‐up, before representing with clinically significant overt gastrointestinal bleeding, leading to a diagnosis of metastatic small bowel neuroendocrine tumor. Early diagnosis can lead to curative surgical management. Iron deficiency anemia in a young man is a red flag and warrants thorough investigation... View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2165-8048.21.s4.001

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