Nutritional Iron Deficiency Anemia in an Adult Male
Authors: ERNEST ROSENBAUM
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1964)

Case Studies1 April 1964Nutritional Iron Deficiency Anemia in an Adult MaleReport of a CaseERNEST ROSENBAUM, M.D., JOSEPH W. LEONARD, M.D.ERNEST ROSENBAUM, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOSEPH W. LEONARD, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-60-4-683 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptHypochromic microcytic anemia is probably the most common type of anemia and in adults is almost always the result of pathologic blood loss. In 1955, Moore (1) stated that in the United States there was not a single, well-documented published instance in which iron deficiency anemia has been shown to develop in an adult male in the absence of blood loss. By estimating total body iron and calculating the amount of iron lost from the body, Moore (2) concluded that it would require 10 years or more for an adult male to develop iron-deficiency anemia on a purely nutritional basis....References1. MOORE CV: The importance of nutritional factors in pathogenesis of iron-deficiency anemia. Amer. J. Clin. Nutr. 3: 3, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. MOORE CV: Metabolism and Function of Iron, Report of the 19th Ross Pediatric Research Conference, 1956. Google Scholar3. HOBSONBLACKBURN WEK: Hemoglobin levels in a group of elderly persons living at home alone or with spouse. Brit. Med. J., 1: 647, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. MIGDEN J: The treatment of iron deficiency in the aged: a controlled study. J. Amer. Geriat. Soc. 7: 928, 1959. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. PEGEL LA: Iron therapy for aged patients. J. Amer. Geriat. Soc. 6: 621, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. ANDERSON NP: Syndrome of spoon nails, anemia, cheilitis and dysphagia. Arch. Derm. (Chicago) 37: 816, 1938. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. PARDO-CASTELLPARDO VOA: Disease of the Nails, Charles C Thomas, Springfield, Illinois, 1960, p. 111. Google Scholar8. WINTROBEBEEBE MMRT: Idiopathic hypochromic anemia. Medicine 12: 187, 1933. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. JACOBSJENKINS ADJ: The iron content of fingernails. Brit. J. Derm. 72: 145, 1960. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. JASINSKI VB: Pathogenesis of abnormal EKG in patients with anemia. Cardiologia (Basel) 27: 215, 1955. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: San Francisco, California and Cleveland, OhioFrom San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Joseph W. Leonard, M.D., Department of Hypertension and Renal Disease, Cleveland Clinic, 2020 East 93rd Street, Cleveland 6, Ohio. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byKoilonychia: an update on pathophysiology, differential diagnosis and clinical relevanceIncreased incidence of iron deficiency anemia secondary to inadequate iron intake in institutionalized, young patients with cerebral palsyNail Signs as Manifestations of Systemic DiseasesNutritional iron deficiency anemia in lactoovo-vegetarians 1 April 1964Volume 60, Issue 4Page: 683-688KeywordsAnemiaBloodHematology and oncologyHemoglobinHospital medicineIron deficiency anemiaNutritionPneumonitisResearch laboratoriesSyncope Issue Published: 1 April 1964 PDF downloadLoading ...