Gastro-intestinal Mycobacterium avium complex as a cause of anaemia

Gastro-intestinal Mycobacterium avium complex as a cause of anaemia

Anaemia is a relatively common finding in HIV-positive patients, with rates (among females) as high as 37%, compared with their HIV negative counterparts (17%). Anaemia of chronic disease plays a very important role in this population group, and is estimated to occur in 18 - 95% of cases. For this r...

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Main Authors: Annemarie van de Vyver, Adele Visser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2010-11-01
Series:Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
Online Access:https://sajhivmed.org.za/index.php/hivmed/article/view/229
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spelling doaj-176cf35f08f647b9aa646b5361948a532020-11-25T00:22:42ZengAOSISSouthern African Journal of HIV Medicine1608-96932078-67512010-11-0111210.4102/sajhivmed.v11i2.229229Gastro-intestinal Mycobacterium avium complex as a cause of anaemiaAnnemarie van de Vyver0Adele Visser1Department Internal Medicine, Kalafong Hospital, University of PretoriaUniversity of Pretoria / National Health Laboratory ServicesAnaemia is a relatively common finding in HIV-positive patients, with rates (among females) as high as 37%, compared with their HIV negative counterparts (17%). Anaemia of chronic disease plays a very important role in this population group, and is estimated to occur in 18 - 95% of cases. For this reason, it is imperative to distinguish this condition from other underlying or concurrent causes of anaemia that may warrant treatment. This clinical case illustrates the value of critically evaluating the parameters of a full blood count and haematinic screen, to so determine which patients warrant further workup.https://sajhivmed.org.za/index.php/hivmed/article/view/229
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Gastro-intestinal Mycobacterium avium complex as a cause of anaemia
Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
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title Gastro-intestinal Mycobacterium avium complex as a cause of anaemia
title_short Gastro-intestinal Mycobacterium avium complex as a cause of anaemia
title_full Gastro-intestinal Mycobacterium avium complex as a cause of anaemia
title_fullStr Gastro-intestinal Mycobacterium avium complex as a cause of anaemia
title_full_unstemmed Gastro-intestinal Mycobacterium avium complex as a cause of anaemia
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publisher AOSIS
series Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
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publishDate 2010-11-01
description Anaemia is a relatively common finding in HIV-positive patients, with rates (among females) as high as 37%, compared with their HIV negative counterparts (17%). Anaemia of chronic disease plays a very important role in this population group, and is estimated to occur in 18 - 95% of cases. For this reason, it is imperative to distinguish this condition from other underlying or concurrent causes of anaemia that may warrant treatment. This clinical case illustrates the value of critically evaluating the parameters of a full blood count and haematinic screen, to so determine which patients warrant further workup.
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