TY - JOUR
T1 - Excessive Zinc Ingestion
T2 - A Reversible Cause of Sideroblastic Anemia and Bone Marrow Depression
AU - Broun, E. Randolph
AU - Greist, Anne
AU - Tricot, Guido
AU - Hoffman, Ronald
PY - 1990/9/19
Y1 - 1990/9/19
N2 - Two patients with sideroblastic anemia secondary to zinc-induced copper deficiency absorbed excess zinc secondary to oral ingestion. The source of excess zinc was a zinc supplement in one case; in the other, ingested coins. In each case, the sideroblastic anemia was corrected promptly after removal of the source of excess zinc. These two cases emphasize the importance of recognizing this clinical entity, since the myelodysplastic features are completely reversible.
AB - Two patients with sideroblastic anemia secondary to zinc-induced copper deficiency absorbed excess zinc secondary to oral ingestion. The source of excess zinc was a zinc supplement in one case; in the other, ingested coins. In each case, the sideroblastic anemia was corrected promptly after removal of the source of excess zinc. These two cases emphasize the importance of recognizing this clinical entity, since the myelodysplastic features are completely reversible.
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U2 - 10.1001/jama.1990.03450110087033
DO - 10.1001/jama.1990.03450110087033
M3 - Article
C2 - 2094240
AN - SCOPUS:0025166010
SN - 0098-7484
VL - 264
SP - 1441
EP - 1443
JO - JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
JF - JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
IS - 11
ER -