Publications by authors named "Kanako Hanawa"
Intern Med
September 2022
Article Synopsis
- Pancytopenia, a condition of low blood cell counts, can be caused by malnutrition after gastric bypass and is rare after sleeve gastrectomy.
- A 35-year-old patient developed severe macrocytic anemia, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia one year post-sleeve gastrectomy due to insufficient nutrient intake.
- Tests revealed decreased haptoglobin, indicating hemolysis, and the presence of IgM and IgG antibodies against parvovirus B19, suggesting that this viral infection may have contributed to the patient's worsening anemia after surgery.
