TY - JOUR T1 - Copper Deficiency as Cause of Unexplained Hematologic and Neurologic Deficits in Patient with Prior Gastrointestinal Surgery JF - The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine JO - J Am Board Fam Med SP - 191 LP - 194 DO - 10.3122/jabfm.19.2.191 VL - 19 IS - 2 AU - Joanne Wu AU - Mari Ricker AU - John Muench Y1 - 2006/03/01 UR - http://www.jabfm.org/content/19/2/191.abstract N2 - Copper is a trace mineral essential to hematopoiesis and to the structure and function of the nervous system. Copper deficiency is a rare cause of anemia, leukopenia, and myeloneuropathy, but should be considered in the differential diagnosis in a patient with prior gastrointestinal surgery. We report the case of a 51-year-old woman admitted for nonspecific neurologic symptoms ultimately found to be due to copper malabsorption. ER -