1954 Hyperplastic Polyp: A Rare Case of Recurrent Iron Deficiency Anemia

A Rare Complication of Hyperplastic Gastric Polyp

Hyperplastic gastric polyps are incidentally diagnosed during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. They are known to cause gastric outlet obstruction and chronic blood loss leading to iron deficiency anemia. However, hyperplastic gastric polyp presenting as acute severe upper gastrointestinal bleeding is very rare. To the best of our knowledge, there have been two cases of hyperplastic gastric pol...

Posterior Urethral Polyp: A Rare Case

Urethral polyps are a rare finding in children. Urethral fibroepithelial polyps are usually discovered in the first decade of life. They present with voiding dysfunction, obstructive and irritative urinary symptoms, and hematuria. They may be associated with other congenital urinary tract anomalies. Histopathologically, they are usually benign lesions with no tendency to recurrence and are trea...

A Curious Case of Iron-Deficiency Anemia

A 49-year-old Brazilian male presented to the emergency department with a five-day history of abdominal pain, dark stools, and syncope. Physical examination did not reveal any melena on digital rectal examination and there were no stigmata of chronic liver disease. Laboratory results showed hemoglobin of 47 g/L, MCV of 80 fL, and ferritin of 6 ng/mL. Liver enzymes and liver function tests were ...

A case of iron-deficiency anemia.

A rare cause of recurrent iron-deficiency anemia: cavernous hemangioma of the small intestine.

A 23-year-old Caucasian male presented with weakness and dizziness. Clinical examination showed pallor and mild tachycardia. Laboratory tests revealed microcytic, hypochromic anemia (hemoglobin 3.6 g/dl, MCV 61fl, MCH 16pg/ml, ferritin 1ng/ml, soluble transferrin receptor 23.1 mg/l, reticulocytes 1.9%). Because of anemia and melena, six months ago the patient had undergone gastroscopy, colonosc...