Hereditary hypochromic anaemia with iron loading

An unusual case was reported in which a 24 year old Jamaican male was found to have a constitutional defect of iron metabolism involving the utilization of pyridoxine in hemoglobin formation. It was found that pharmacological doses of Vit B6 allowed a greater rate of haemoglobin formation without altering the fundamental defect which caused iron accummulation in the body (AU)