Eisenfiz M, Chabolle F, Ferreri M, Meyer B, Chouard C H
Service d'ORL, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris.
Ann Otolaryngol Chir Cervicofac. 1988;105(3):193-7.
The Lasthenie de Ferjol Syndrome associates an iron-deficient anemia by blood auto-spoliation with mental disorders. In this paper, the authors present an oropharyngeal form of this disease. Based on this case review (and those reported in the literature), they remind us this syndrome's mains characteristics, underlying how exceptional and particular this clinical report is. At least they point out how to diagnose, manage, and treat patients with this strange illness.