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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-3-13
pubmed:abstractText
A 64-year-old man was referred to our hospital for evaluation of progressive anemia. On admission, he had a severe normocytic normochromic anemia [hemoglobin 7.5 g/dl] requiring a blood transfusion. Endocrinological studies demonstrated an isolated ACTH deficiency. After receiving glucocorticoid replacement therapy, his anemia was rapidly corrected, his hematocrit and hemoglobin remained elevated for approximately 4 months. We present evidence that glucocorticoid plays an important role in the physiological regulation of human erythropoiesis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0918-2918
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
898-901
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Severe anemia in a patient with isolated adrenocorticotropin deficiency.
pubmed:affiliation
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports