title: Iron deficiency thrombocytopenia: a case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a rare case of thrombocytopenia secondary to iron deficiency.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 34-year-old woman presented with severe microcytic hypochromic anemia and thrombocytopenia. Her ferritin was 1 ng/dl. A diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia and thrombocytopenia was made and the patient was treated with packed red blood cell transfusion and intravenous iron. Thrombocytopenia rapidly improved to normal.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case showed that iron deficiency should be considered as a cause of thrombocytopenia in the appropriate setting after ruling out common causes.
authors.affiliation: St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Lewiston, Idaho, USA. binay.shah@gmail.com
authors.forename: Binay Kumar
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Tara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D004417:Dyspnea; D005221:Fatigue; D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D005293:Ferritins