ISSN 2348-313X (Print) International Journal of Life Sciences Research ISSN 2348-3148 (online) Vol. 10, Issue 4, pp: (87-91), Month: October - December 2022, Available at: www.researchpublish.com
Unexplained chronic leukopenia treated with oral iron supplements Maram Hussein Almowallad1*, Wedad Raghyan Albalawi2, Norah Hamad Almogri3, Nawal mohammad alhazmi4, Khalifah Abdulrahman al Shwaihi5, MOHAMMED SULAIMAN ABDULKARIM6, Abdulrahman saleh suliman7 1*
Corresponding author Assistant pharmacist 1, Riyadh, KSA 2
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Pharmacist SCDP, Riyadh, KSA 3
Pharmacist II, Riyadh, KSA
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Pharmacist II, Riyadh, KSA
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Assistant pharmacist, Riyadh, KSA
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Assistant pharmacist, Riyadh, KSA
Medical technologist, PCLMA, KFMC, Riyadh .KSA DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7488531
Published Date: 28-December-2022
Abstract: Case Summary A 67-year-old woman with iron deficiency anemia and unexplained persistent chronic leukopenia was treated at our medical center for approximately 16 years. During this time she was carefully evaluated and diagnosed with chronic idiopathic neutropenia. (also known as chronic benign neutropenia). His iron deficiency was attributed to dietary factors and he was non-compliant with his oral iron supplements. prolonged hospitalization after an acute ischemic stroke. A surprising result was that in addition to treating his iron deficiency anemia, his longstanding unexplained neutropenia was also corrected. as yet undescribed form of neutropenia induced by iron deficiency. Keywords: Anemia, Iron deficiency, Leukopenia, Neutropenia, Patient adherence.
I. INTRODUCTION It is not uncommon for general practitioner to find elderly patients not adhering to their iron supplements due to side effects such as constipation. When it comes to dietary supplements, patients often self-medicate and are less adherent to the prescribed dose and frequency of dosing for many reasons [1]. The main objective of this article is to demonstrate a clinical observation on the use of iron supplements to treat iron deficiency anemia in a patient who also has unexplained chronic leukopenia. Leukopenia is an abnormal reduction in the number of circulating white blood cells, ie granulocytes. Neutropenia is a more specific term that refers to the abnormal reduction in the number of circulating neutrophils [2], which is the focus of our case report here. Neutropenia occurs when the number of neutrophils produced decreases, or as a result of their further destruction, or both. infection, Case description A 67-year-old woman was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, iron deficiency anemia, and unexplained chronic leucopenia. He is also morbidly obese with a body mass index (BMI) of 43.4 kg/m2. This woman was an intensively evaluated patient at our medical center for approximately 16 years between 1995 and 2011. Since early
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