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Severe iron deficiency anemia is occasionally accompanied by hypoproteinemia and edema. There
is evidence that the hypoproteinemia is caused by increased intestinal loss of serum protein.
We experienced a case, 1 year and 6 months old female patient with generalized edema, diagnosed
as iron deficiency anemia with hypoproteinemia. After treatment with ferrous iron preparation,
generalized edema was subsided, and hemoglobin value and serum protein... |