Dermatologic alterations in nutritional anemias

Authors

  • Oscar Ruiz Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas. Facultad de Medicina, UNMSM. Lima, Perú; Servicio de Hematología, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo. Lima, Perú
  • Luz Bardales Servicio de Hematología, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo. Lima, Perú
  • David Díaz Servicio de Hematología, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo. Lima, Perú
  • Carlos Galarza Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas. Facultad de Medicina, UNMSM. Lima, Perú; Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo. Lima, Perú
  • Carlos Delgado Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas. Facultad de Medicina, UNMSM. Lima, Perú; Servicio de Hematología, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo. Lima, Perú
  • Oscar Castillo Servicio de Hematología, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo. Lima, Perú
  • Manuela Marangoni Departamento de Enfermería, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo. Lima, Perú
  • Carlos Montenegro Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas. Facultad de Medicina, UNMSM. Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v67i1.1262

Keywords:

Nutritional anemias, anemia, iron-deficiency, skin, nutrition disorders

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the frequency of anemia-related dermatological abnormalities and severity. Materials and Methods: A sample of 100 subjects older than 18 years with a diagnosis of nutritional anemia who were admitted at 2 de Mayo Hospital between January and November, 2004 was studied. In each subject we measured total CBC and serum iron, ferritin, folate, and cobalamin levels. Results: The type of anemia was iron deficiency in 45%, mixed anemia (iron deficiency and megaloblastic anemia) in 35%, and megaloblastic anemia in 20%. Dermatological abnormalities were pallor (100%), atrophic glossitis (81%), angular cheilitis (60%), koilonychia (33%), tinyblue sclera (30%), thinning hair (29%), thinning nails (29%); 75% of the cases were determined as having severe anemia. Conclusions: The nutritional anemia most frequently found was iron deficiency (45%). About 80% of subjects showed more than four dematological abnormalities: pallor, atrophic glossitis, angular cheilitis, koilonychia and tiny-blue sclera.

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Published

2006-03-13

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Vol. 67 No. 1 (2006)

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Copyright (c) 2006 Oscar Ruiz, Luz Bardales, David Díaz, Carlos Galarza, Carlos Delgado, Oscar Castillo, Manuela Marangoni, Carlos Montenegro

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Ruiz O, Bardales L, Díaz D, Galarza C, Delgado C, Castillo O, et al. Dermatologic alterations in nutritional anemias. An Fac med [Internet]. 2006 Mar. 13 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];67(1):19-22. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/1262