Leukemoid reaction in megaloblastic anemia of the puerperium: An unusual cause
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We present an eight-year-old boy who initially presented to us with megaloblastic anemia and subsequently developed dislocation of lens. The child had a positive sodium nitroprusside test and homocystinuria. He was diagnosed to have homocystinuria type 1. His anemia improved on oral pyridoxine and folic acid therapy. Homocystinuria should be remembered as a cause of megaloblastic anemia.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2249-4863
DOI: 10.4103/2249-4863.222019