{"title":"A Complex Case of Haemoglobin E Disease with Immune Thrombocytopenia and Combined Iron, Folate and Vit B12 Deficiency","authors":"S. Islam, T. Dipta, G. S. Sultana","doi":"10.3329/IMCJ.V6I1.14723","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This is a case report of a 13 years old indigenous ‘Garo’ girl who presented with purpuric spots and ecchymotic patches all over the body with menorrhagia, mild jaundice, severe anaemia, marked thrombocytopenia, moderate neutrophil leucocytosis and reticulocytosis. Investigations revealed this as a complex case of Haemoglobin E disease with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and combined iron, folate and vitamin B 12 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/imcj.v6i1.14723 Ibrahim Med. Coll. J. 2012; 6(1): 31-33","PeriodicalId":226732,"journal":{"name":"Ibrahim Medical College Journal","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2013-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Ibrahim Medical College Journal","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3329/IMCJ.V6I1.14723","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This is a case report of a 13 years old indigenous ‘Garo’ girl who presented with purpuric spots and ecchymotic patches all over the body with menorrhagia, mild jaundice, severe anaemia, marked thrombocytopenia, moderate neutrophil leucocytosis and reticulocytosis. Investigations revealed this as a complex case of Haemoglobin E disease with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and combined iron, folate and vitamin B 12 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/imcj.v6i1.14723 Ibrahim Med. Coll. J. 2012; 6(1): 31-33