[Blue sclera in iron deficiency conditions].
The study involved 91 inpatients with anemia or/and blue sclera. Of them 66 proved iron-deficient: 59 with blue sclera against 7 without such. Twenty-three anemic patients free of iron-deficiency included 9 patients with blue sclera and 16 without them. Blue sclera were identified in 2 patients in the absence of anemia. Blue sclera as an indication of iron-deficiency has sensitivity of 89, specificity of 64 and accuracy of 82%. It is an additional sign in identification of anemia.
Kotsev
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I
Pavlov
S
S
Zheleva
D
D
Gencheva
T
T
D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood; D000090463:Iron Deficiencies; D008297:Male; D012590:Sclera / Q000002:abnormalities*
D007501:Iron
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