Diagnostic evaluation and assessment of anemia in a patient with chronic kidney disease and gastrointestinal angioectasias undergoing hemodialysis

Karen Courville; Walter Bernal; Dimas Quiel; Maydelin Pecchio; Norman Bustamante; Iván Landires

doi:10.1002/ccr3.6027

Diagnostic evaluation and assessment of anemia in a patient with chronic kidney disease and gastrointestinal angioectasias undergoing hemodialysis

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Jul 11;10(7):e6027. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6027. eCollection 2022 Jul.

Authors

Karen Courville^{1

2}, Walter Bernal³, Dimas Quiel⁴, Maydelin Pecchio^{2

5}, Norman Bustamante¹, Iván Landires^{2

6}

Affiliations

¹ Unidad de Hemodiálisis, Departamento de Nefrología Hospital Dr. Gustavo N. Collado, Caja de Seguro Social Chitré Panamá.
² Instituto de Ciencias Médicas Las Tablas Los Santos Panamá.
³ Departamento de Gastroenterología Hospital Dr. Gustavo N. Collado, Caja de Seguro Social Chitré Panamá.
⁴ Departamento de Hematología Complejo Hospitalario Metropolitano Dr. Arnulfo Arias Madrid Panama City Panamá.
⁵ Departamento de Infectología Hospital Dr. Gustavo N. Collado, Caja de Seguro Social Chitré Panamá.
⁶ Hospital Joaquín Pablo Franco Sayas Ministerio de Salud Las Tablas Panamá.

Abstract

Anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease may have underlying causes that require a broad approach. Here, we present a clinical case of anemia in a patient with chronic kidney disease and gastrointestinal angioectasias undergoing hemodialysis.

Keywords: anemia; angioectasias; blood transfusions; chronic kidney disease; erythropoiesis‐stimulating agents; hemodialysis.

Publication types

Case Reports