title: [Anaemia from religious reasons as a distant effect of husband's alcoholism].
abstract: Chronic nutrition deficiencies, economic or cultural in their nature are one of the most often reason ofanaemia. From the other hand various diet restrictions may lead to different nutrition deficiencies. The occurrence of anaemia caused by diet restrictions is relatively rare among Catholics in Poland. We present a case of 51 years old woman with severe anaemia (Hgb 2.48 mmol/l), occasionally diagnosed. Anaemia occurred 20 years after she took a pledge never to eat meat. The aim of her oath was the begging for grace and quitting alcoholism by her husband, a habitual alcoholic. The iron and vitamin B12 supplementation led to quick improvement of hematological parameters.
authors.affiliation: Oddziału Wewnetrznego Nefrologiczno-Endokrynologicznego ze Stacja, Dializ Samodzielnego Publicznego Szpitala Wojewódzkiego im. Papieza Jana Pawła II w Zamościu.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wróbel
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wszoła-Kleinrok
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marchwiany
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Marczewski
mesh_terms: D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D014676:Diet, Vegetarian / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D018454:Spouses; D014806:Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*