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  • Title: A 69-year-old woman with persistent iron deficiency anemia.
    Author: Coppola A, Izzo G, Mastrolorenzo L, Grassia A, Rambaldi PF, Ferraraccio F, Mansi L, Grassi R, Di Martino N, Coppola L.
    Journal: Ann Hematol; 2004 Jul; 83(7):474-6. PubMed ID: 14986067.
    Abstract:
    In women, iron deficiency anemia-a result of chronic iron loss-is most common during the reproductive years because of physiologic demands such as menstrual blood losses and pregnancy. In other cases, iron deficiency anemia is generally attributed to occult gastrointestinal bleeding. Common causes of chronic gastrointestinal blood loss include erosive esophagitis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, vascular ectasias, colon adenomas, and cancers. Bleeding from the small intestine at sites beyond the duodenal bulb is uncommon. The lesions of the small intestine are responsible for approximately 4% of gastrointestinal bleeding [7]. In this report we describe a case of persistent iron deficiency anemia due to carcinoid tumor of the small intestine.
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