hrp0094p2-127 | Diabetes and insulin | ESPE2021

Thiamine-responsive megaloblastic anemia: a rare presentation of an uncommon disease!

Abdelmeguid Yasmine , Elsayed Shaymaa , Raafat Shaymaa , Fawzy Dina , Mohi El-Din Mahmoud , Kersh El ,

Background: Thiamine-responsive megaloblastic anemia syndrome (TRMA) is characterized by a triad of megaloblastic anemia, progressive sensorineural hearing loss, and diabetes mellitus (DM). It is due to an inherited mutation in SLC19A2 gene, encoding a high-affinity thiamine transporter 1 in charge of facilitating the uptake of thiamine by the cells. Other manifestations including optic atrophy and stroke are rarely reported. We herein report an extremely rare...