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Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Causes of Copper ... Deficiency - Differential ... Crohn's disease, Celiac ... , or excessive oral ... supplementation) or iron
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Amyloidosis - Nutritional ... deficiency Work ... Skin biopsy • Abdominal ... ultrasound #
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency ... Loss of teeth Anemia ... can lead to iron ... • Petechiae, purpura ... , or any other cause
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
by bleeding (petechiae ... Platelet Disorders • Nutritional ... or folic acid deficiency ... treatments • Copper ... rings of excess iron