26 November 2024
: Case report 
Graves' Disease and Microcytic Anemia: A Forgotten Connection
Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Rare coexistence of disease or pathology
Fevzi Daldal1ABCDEF, Andrew Dancis2ABCDEF*DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.945836
Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e945836
Figure 3. Spike in RDW occurs following initiation of treatment for hyperthyroidism. Plot of RDW (red cell distribution width) versus date is shown. The vertical dotted line indicates the time of initiation of therapy for hyperthyroidism. The red cell distribution width spiked upwards following initiation of therapy for hyperthyroidism, likely due to mixture of small red cells with normal red cells, as globin translation block was alleviated.