A rare cause of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2023 Jun;115(6):326. doi: 10.17235/reed.2022.9156/2022.

Abstract

A 62-year-old woman was referred to Gastroenterology appointment due to severe iron deficiency anemia (5.9 g/dL), complaining of asthenia and requiring blood transfusion. The patient denied blood loss. Initial blood test showed a severe iron deficiency, with ferritin of 5ng/mL and transferrin saturation of 2.7%. Folic acid and vitamin B12 were normal. Upper gastroscopy and colonoscopy didn't show any lesions. Abdominopelvic CT and capsule endoscopy were, also, normal.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anemia, Iron-Deficiency* / etiology
  • Colonoscopy / adverse effects
  • Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / adverse effects
  • Female
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage* / complications
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage* / etiology
  • Gastroscopy
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Vitamin B 12

Substances

  • Vitamin B 12