A 21-year-old African American college student has had increasing fatigue over the past 3 weeks. Since an episode of cystitis treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole 3 weeks ago, he has been unable to keep up with his physical education classes. For 6 months, he has been following a vegetarian diet that has been supervised by student health services. Examination shows no abnormalities. His hemoglobin level is 10 g/dL, mean corpuscular volume is 85 μm3, and reticulocyte count is 15%. Which of the following is the most likely cause of anemia in this patient?
A ) Anemia secondary to infection
B ) Antibiotic therapy
C ) Gastrointestinal blood loss
D ) Sickle cell disease
E ) Vegetarian diet
trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazol could cause Megaloblastic anemia bus mcv is normal here .. i m confused..maybe she has a combination megaloblastic + normocytic anemia..
ABX usage especially with sulfa drugs can induce hemolysis , G6PD , since retic count elevated , normocytic anemia , however , this late presentation dpends on the variation of half life activity of G6PD
i this this a case of G6PD due to hemolysis occured after trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazol is a sulpha containg drug causing hemolysis due to increase in free radicles due to decrease in Glutathione , G6PD is hemoltic anaemia and can be presented with normocytic anemia and there is increase in reticluocytes
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