Megaloblastic anaemia in an elderly patient treated with triamterene.
The case is presented of an elderly woman in whom megaloblastic anaemia due to folate deficiency was diagnosed. It is speculated that this disorder was induced by treatment with triamterene.
Joosten
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Department of Internal Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
Pelemans
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D000368:Aged; D000749:Anemia, Megaloblastic / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D005494:Folic Acid Deficiency / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy; D014223:Triamterene / Q000009:adverse effects*
D014223:Triamterene