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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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Copper deficiency myeloneuropathy with bicytopenia − a rare case report
Sourya Acharya, Swapnil Lahole, Samarth Shukla, Preeti Mishra, Parag Aradhey
Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Professor Sourya Acharya
Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha-442001
India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijnpnd.ijnpnd_17_20
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Copper is a trace element required for various enzymatic activities in the body. Copper deficiency myeloneuropathy (CDM) is an entity which presents with spastic paraparesis, sensory ataxia and peripheral neuropathy resembling subacute combined degeneration of spinal cord seen in vitamin B 12 deficiency. Hematologic manifestations of copper deficiency may present as cytopenias resembling myelodysplastic syndrome. We present a case of a 48 year old female who presented with myeloneuropathy and bicytopenia because of copper deficiency.
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