title: Iron-induced thrombocytopenia in severe iron-deficiency anemia.
abstract: Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is commonly associated with reactive thrombocytosis, but thrombocytopenia is relatively uncommon and generally associated with more severe IDA. Even more rarely described has been thrombocytopenia following iron replacement therapy to treat IDA, and the underlying mechanism remains unclear. The authors present the case of a patient with severe IDA, who developed thrombocytopenia after the initiation of iron therapy. An analysis is made of all the previous reports of similar cases, to compare and start on the path of understanding this rare entity.
authors: Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Av Torrado da Silva, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal.
authors: Vitória
authors: V
authors: Cunha
authors: Melanie
authors: M
authors: Ferreira
authors: Rita
authors: R
authors: Barosa
authors: Ana Glória
authors: AG
authors: Fonseca
authors: Francisca
authors: F
authors: Delerue
authors: Carla
authors: C
authors: Carvalho
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: blood platelets; iron; iron-deficiency anemia; stem cells; thrombocytopenia