Anemia: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Anemia

Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Anemia may make you feel tired, weak, and short of breath. What Causes Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia? [webmd.com]

There are many types of anemia. Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia is a low red blood cell count due to a lack (deficiency) of vitamin B12. [mountsinai.org]

When you don't have enough, you have a type of vitamin B12 deficiency anemia called “pernicious anemia.” [webmd.com]

Iron Deficiency Anemia

anemia? [web.archive.org]

Iron deficiency anemia is a common type of anemia, affecting millions of people worldwide. Iron deficiency anemia is often asymptomatic. [symptoma.com]

Iron deficiency anemia is classically described as a microcytic anemia. [aafp.org]

Chronic Kidney Insufficiency

We call this interrelationship between congestive heart failure, chronic kidney insufficiency, and anemia the Cardio-Renal Anemia syndrome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Anemia of CKD: A common problem Anemia of CKD is one of the first signs of kidney dysfunction, yet it often goes undetected because of its insidious onset. [mdedge.com]

FAQs Anemia and Chronic Kidney Disease If you are suffering from chronic kidney disease, you may develop anemia over time. [procrit.com]

Hemolytic Anemia

[…] hemolytic anemia. [symptoma.com]

[…] hemolytic anemia Isoimmune hemolytic anemia Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia Macroangiopathic hemolytic anemia Extra- vs intravascular [amboss.com]

There are several possible causes of hemolytic anemia. [nlm.nih.gov]

Uterine Leiomyoma

Heavy bleeding during your periods can lead to anemia. Anemia can make you feel weak and tired. Sometimes fibroids can make it harder to get pregnant. [cigna.com]

A test called a complete blood count (CBC) can tell you whether you have anemia. Increasing the amount of iron in your diet may help prevent anemia. [cigna.com]

Tips for preventing anemia Anemia occurs when your body cannot produce blood as fast as it is being lost. As a result, you have fewer red blood cells in the blood. [cigna.com]

Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

Although severe anemia can theoretically result in anemic hypoxia, vulnerable pallidal lesions have rarely been described in anemic patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Five months after the surgery, she was re-admitted because of melena and anemia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 59-year-old female patient was hospitalized with anemia from recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Chronic Kidney Disease

What is anemia? Anemia is a condition in which the body has fewer red blood cells than normal. [niddk.nih.gov]

It also suggests that factors causing the anemia, not the anemia itself, have adverse consequences. [content.nejm.org]

Effect of early correction of anemia on the progression of CKD. Am J Kidney Dis 2006 ;47: 738 - 750 26. [content.nejm.org]

High-Output Heart Failure

The cardio-renal-anemia sydrome. [revespcardiol.org]

At 25 and 28 weeks’ gestation, the fetus had received in utero red blood cell transfusions for severe fetal anemia. [neoreviews.aappublications.org]

Treatment of anemia in patients with chronic heart failure.. [revespcardiol.org]

Malnutrition

If she is malnourished the baby risks being stunted, which can happen when anemia and malnutrition is combined. [hemocue.com]

Symptoms: Some of the major symptoms include weight loss, fatigue, retarded growth, anemia, and developmental delay. [symptoma.com]

Iron deficiency causes anemia (low red blood cell count). Anemia causes fatigue, may cause heart failure in severe cases, and may also affect brain function. [jamanetwork.com]

Hereditary Spherocytosis

To date only three siblings with coinheritance of sickle cell anemia (SCA) and hereditary spherocytosis (HS) have been reported. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) and pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency are the most common causes of congenital hemolytic anemia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Congenital spherocytic hemolytic anemia; Spherocytosis; Hemolytic anemia - spherocytic Gallagher PG. Red blood cell membrane disorders. [nlm.nih.gov]

Menorrhagia

Menorrhagia can cause blood loss anemia by reducing the number of circulating red blood cells. [mayoclinic.org]

• HYPERMENORRHEA (noun) The noun HYPERMENORRHEA has 1 sense: 1. abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a symptom of uterine tumors and can lead to anemia if prolonged [audioenglish.org]

Complications Excessive or prolonged menstrual bleeding can lead to other medical conditions, including: Anemia. [mayoclinic.org]

Orthostatic Hypotension

The case of a patient who developed aseptic meningitis, hemolytic anemia, hepatitis, and orthostatic hypotension simultaneously during treatment with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Although previous reports have shown that the mechanism by which erythropoietin improves orthostatic hypotension is related to improvement in anemia, other mechanisms may [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

He also had underlying anemia. Ophthalmologic findings suggested bilateral anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (ION) as the cause of the visual loss. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Plummer-Vinson Syndrome

AN iron-deficiency anemia associated with chronic dysphagia and glossitis in women between forty and fifty years of age is now known as side-ropenic dysphagia. [nejm.org]

Historically, the entity has borne the name of the Plummer–Vinson syndrome, 1, 2 but the characteristics of the dysphagia and anemia had received attention in medical literature [nejm.org]

Laboratory reports revealed microcytic hypochromic anemia with iron deficiency. [springerplus.springeropen.com]

Pernicious Anemia

Pernicious anemia (Biermer's anemia, Addison's anemia) is a type of megaloblastic anemia, due to an inability to absorb vitamin B12 (cobalamin). [symptoma.com]

Alternative names: Terms related to megaloblastic anemia include: pernicious anemia, megaloblastic anemia of pregnancy, folic acid deficiency anemia, folate deficiency anemia [diagnose-me.com]

Features of anemia: Pallor, weakness, tachycardia and dyspnea are present in all the patients suffering from pernicious anemia. [symptoma.com]

Posthemorrhagic Anaemia of the Newborn

[…] posthemorrhagic anemia of newborn anemia of the newborn due to hemorrhage, such as into the placenta or from umbilical vessels; it may range from mild to severe. [medicine.academic.ru]

anemias will be mentioned only briefly as differential diagnostic considerations. [pedsinreview.aappublications.org]

This condition may be the second commonest cause for anemia in infants at birth. [pediatrics.aappublications.org]

Anemia due to Infection

Anemia of inflammation is the most common and is due to over-expression of hepcidin. This is followed by hemolytic anemia, red cell aplasia and blood loss. [eurekaselect.com]

In this report studies were performed on 6 normals, 13 patients with anemia from infection or inflammation, and 18 patients with anemia caused by advanced malignancy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The book highlights intricate predisposing factors for pathogenesis of nutritional anemia. [books.google.com]

Leukemia

The patient does not have an enlarged liver or spleen, anemia, or low levels of platelets. [cancer.net]

( 3 ) with or without lymphadenopathy, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, or anemia. [web.archive.org]

If untreated, the white cell count can rise so high that blood flow slows down and anemia becomes severe. [hopkinsmedicine.org]

Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome

This disease is often associated with sideropenic anemia and occult bleeding. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Oral iron replacement was begun and her anemia was corrected. The patient is presently in stable condition. [revistagastroenterologiamexico.org]

This is the oldest patient presenting with chronic anemia, in which BRNBS was also diagnosed. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Aplastic Anemia

Aplastic anemia is a form of anemia due to failure in bone marrow production of leukocytes, erythrocytes and platelets, resulting in peripheral blood pancytopenia. [symptoma.com]

Aplastic anemia involves all different cell lines. [en.wikipedia.org]

English aplastic anemia anemia that is characterized by a deficiency of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets produced by bone marrow Statements Identifiers Sitelinks [wikidata.org]

Orthostatic Syncope

Evaluation of Anemia The nature of anemia was evaluated by measuring the red-cell indexes and serum iron-binding capacity, serum iron concentrations, and in some patients, [nejm.org]

[…] body) Immobility (for instance, staying in bed for a long time) Pregnancy Heart conditions, including heart attack, heart failure, irregular heart rhythm, and valve disease Anemia [my.clevelandclinic.org]

These may include a red blood cell count ( CBC ) to access for anemia or bleeding. [rxlist.com]

Glucagonoma

Anemia was diagnosed in 1998. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This report describes a classic presentation consisting of dermatitis, glossitis, stomatitis, angular cheilitis, anemia, and weight loss that was associated with the finding [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PNET; see this term) that hypersecretes glucagon, leading to a syndrome comprised of necrolytic migratory erythema, diabetes mellitus, anemia [orpha.net]

Celiac Disease

anemia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Celiac disease may present with hematological abnormalities including long-standing anemia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Anemia is common in patients with celiac disease (CD) and a frequent mode of presentation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia

anemia resulting in cardiac failure and relatively mild dyserythropoietic features on bone marrow aspiration in contrast to severity of anemia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] defined by moderate anemia, splenomegaly, and hepatomegaly. [15] Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type III - is defined by mild anemia and retinal degeneration. [15] Congenital [en.wikipedia.org]

From Wikidata Jump to navigation Jump to search congenital hemolytic anemia characterized by ineffective erythropoiesis, and resulting from a decrease in the number of red [wikidata.org]

Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome

Labs were remarkable for microcytic anemia and severe hypoalbuminemia. Endoscopy showed numerous polyps scattered throughout the colon. [unboundmedicine.com]

Anemia, positive stool occult blood, serum electrolyte disturbances, and low serum proteins are the main clinical features of patients with Cronkhite-Canada syndrome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The blood test showed mild anemia and hypoalbuminemia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Myelodysplasia

Who has aplastic anemia and MDS? [niddk.nih.gov]

Aplastic Anemia and Myelodysplasia Association of Canada The Aplastic Anemia & Myelodysplasia Association of Canada (AAMAC) is a volunteer-run organization supporting patients [mds-alliance.org]

Affected patients present with neonatal anemia, occasional dysmorphism, and cancer predisposition. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome

Doppler examination showed elevated peak systolic velocity in the middle cerebral artery, indicating acute fetal anemia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Excision biopsy of the spleen led to resolution of anemia, thrombocytopenia, and coagulopathy. The diagnosis of SH was confirmed by histopathology. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Laboratory examinations revealed thrombocytopenia anemia and elevated fibrin degradation products. There were no signs of sepsis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Multiple Myeloma

Therefore, when CRC is associated with refractory anemia, we should not only assume that anemia is a classical symptom of CRC, a result of chronic blood loss, nutritional [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

KEYWORDS: Multiple myeloma; autoimmun hemolytic anemia; evan´s syndrome; thrombocytopenia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We report the case of a 25-year-old man with femoral Streptococcus pneumoniae pyomyositis as well as hypercalcemia, mild anemia, and elevated inflammatory markers; he subsequently [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Gastrointestinal Neoplasm

These polyps may ulcerate and erode the overlying mucosa, bleed, and cause chronic anemia. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Pernicious anemia 12. h/o partial gastric resection 13. [slideshare.net]

A slowly bleeding tumor may lead to anemia. Digested blood may cause the stool to become black or tarry. [cancercenter.com]

Therapeutic Phlebotomy

It also emphasizes that anemia per se is not a contraindication to embarking on a therapeutic phlebotomy program. [nejm.org]

THIS report is concerned principally with the correction, by means of repeated phlebotomies, of moderate anemia and neutropenia, probably caused by hypersplenism, in a patient [nejm.org]

Myeloproliferative Disease

Abstract Here is reported the case of an elderly woman that, after surgical intervention, showed an important anemia, leucocytosis and thrombocytopenia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

anemia Myelophthisic anemia Panmyelophthisis Code Also the underlying disorder, such as: malignant neoplasm of breast ( C50.- ) tuberculosis ( A15.- ) Type 1 Excludes idiopathic [icd10data.com]

[…] appearances, both peripheral blood and bone marrow, showed an evident overlapping of myelodysplastic and myeloproliferative picture, characterized from the presence of refractory anemia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]