ISSN: 2165-8048
Department of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Doctor Patricia Kaazan works in the Department of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia in field of Public Health. One of his renowned works is Iron Deficiency Anaemia or a Bigger Problem?
Case Report
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/ 2165-8048.25.15.543