Pagophagia and restless legs syndrome are highly associated with iron deficiency and should be included in histories evaluating anemia
Am J Hematol
.
2023 Jan;98(1):E8-E10.
doi: 10.1002/ajh.26775.
Epub 2022 Nov 10.
Authors
Maureen Okam Achebe
1
2
3
,
Elyse Mandell
1
,
Katherine Jolley
4
,
Hae Soo Park
5
,
Revital Freedman
1
,
Siyang Ren
2
,
Donna Neuberg
2
,
Michael Auerbach
6
7
Affiliations
1
Division of Hematology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
2
Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
3
Harvard Medical school, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
4
College of Osteopathic Medicine, Des Moines University, Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
5
Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
6
School of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
7
Auerbach Hematology and Oncology, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
PMID:
36322094
DOI:
10.1002/ajh.26775
No abstract available
Publication types
Letter
MeSH terms
Anemia* / complications
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency* / complications
Humans
Iron Deficiencies*
Restless Legs Syndrome* / complications