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Anorexia nervosa-associated pancytopenia mimicking idiopathic aplastic anemia: a case report.

Masahiro TakeshimaHiroyasu IshikawaAkihiro KitadateRyo SasakiTakahiro KobayashiHiroshi NanjyoTakashi KanbayashiTetsuo Shimizu
Published in: BMC psychiatry (2018)
The present case is the first documented case of AN with pancytopenia for which bone marrow examination confirmed fatty marrow without any evidence of GMT. IAA and pancytopenia secondary to malnutrition can present the same clinical findings. This case is significant because it suggests a need to differentiate between malnutrition and IAA.
Keyphrases
  • bone marrow
  • anorexia nervosa
  • mesenchymal stem cells
  • chronic kidney disease
  • fatty acid