Iron-deficiency anemia with lithobezoar (pica): a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in a 5-year-old Nigerian child

Iron-deficiency anemia with lithobezoar (pica): a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in a 5-year-old Nigerian child

Olayinka R Ibrahim, Abubakar S Lugga, Nuraddeen Ibrahim, Lawal M Ibrahim, Bello M Suleiman Department of Pediatrics, Federal Medical Centre, Katsina, Katsina State, Nigeria Background: Despite a high prevalence of iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) in developing countries such as Nigeria, intestinal obstr...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim OR, Lugga AS, Ibrahim N, Ibrahim LM, Suleiman BM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2018-09-01
Series:International Medical Case Reports Journal
Subjects:
Lithobezoar
iron deficiency anemia
intestinal obstruction
Child
Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/iron-deficiency-anemia-with-lithobezoar-pica-a-rare-cause-of-intestina-peer-reviewed-article-IMCRJ

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