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Journal
Description: 
To the Editor: A 14-year-old boy presented with pallor and asthenia. Laboratory data showed microcytic anemia (Hemoglobin 6.9 g/dL, erythrocytes 4.56 Â 106/μL, mean corpuscular volume 59fl, reticulocytes 72Â109/L, ferritin 1.4 ng/mL, transferrin saturation 1%), microscopic blood and Helicobacter Pylori in stool, and negative markers for celiac disease. Clarithromycin, amoxicillin, and omeprazole, together with oral iron, were prescribed but the boy discontinued the follow-up. One year later, he returned with ...
Publisher: 
LWW
Publication date: 
1 May 2012
Authors: 

Roberta Catania, Maria Grazia Scuderi, Giovanna Russo, Vito Miraglia, Luisa Scalora, Carla Moscheo, Andrea Musumeci, Loredana Villari, Milena La Spina, Salvatore D’Amico, Maria Licciardello, Vincenzo Di Benedetto, Andrea Di Cataldo

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Volume: 34 Issue: 4 Pages: 322
Origin: 
Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology