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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Hypochromic anemia is a form of [[anemia]] characterized by a disproportionate reduction of red cell [[hemoglobin]] in proportion to the volume of the [[erythrocyte]] and an increased area of central pallor in the red cells. | |||
==Acquired forms== | ==Acquired forms== | ||
Hypochromic anemia may be caused by [[iron]] deficiency from a low iron intake, diminished iron absorption, or excessive iron loss. It can also be caused by [[infection]]s or other [[disease]]s, therapeutic [[drug]]s such as [[Meropenem]], and [[lead poisoning]]. One acquired form of anemia is also known as Faber's syndrome. It may also occur from severe stomach or intestinal bleeding caused by [[ulcer]]s or medications such as [[aspirin]].<ref>Miale JB (1982). ''Laboratory Medicine: Hematology.'' (6th ed.) The CV Mosby Company, St. Louis ISBN 1-125-44734-6</ref> | |||
Hypochromic anemia may be caused by [[iron]] deficiency from a low iron intake, diminished iron absorption, or excessive iron loss. It can also be caused by [[infection]]s or other [[disease]]s, therapeutic [[drug]]s, and [[lead poisoning]]. One acquired form of anemia is also known as Faber's syndrome. It may also occur from severe stomach or intestinal bleeding caused by [[ulcer]]s or medications such as [[aspirin]].<ref>Miale JB (1982). ''Laboratory Medicine: Hematology.'' (6th ed.) The CV Mosby Company, St. Louis ISBN 1-125-44734-6</ref> | |||
==Hereditary forms== | ==Hereditary forms== | ||
It can also occur in certain forms of congenital [[developmental disorder]]s, like [[Benjamin syndrome]]. | It can also occur in certain forms of congenital [[developmental disorder]]s, like [[Benjamin syndrome]]. | ||
==Differentiating Hypochromic Anemia from Other Diseases== | |||
'''''To review the differential diagnosis of anemia, click [[Anemia#Differentiating Anemia from Other Diseases|here]].''''' | |||
{| | |||
! rowspan="3" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Disease | |||
! rowspan="3" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Genetics | |||
! colspan="5" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Clinical manifestation | |||
! colspan="12" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Lab findings | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |History | |||
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Symptoms | |||
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Signs | |||
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Hemolysis | |||
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Intrinsic/Extrinsic | |||
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Hb concentration | |||
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |MCV | |||
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |RDW | |||
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Reticulocytosis | |||
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Haptoglobin levels | |||
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Hepcidin | |||
! colspan="5" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Iron studies | |||
! rowspan="2" style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Specific finding on blood smear | |||
|- | |||
! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Serum iron | |||
! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Serum Tfr level | |||
! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Transferrin or TIBC | |||
! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Ferritin | |||
! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | Transferrin saturation | |||
|- | |||
! align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" |[[Iron deficiency anemia]]<ref name="pmid25946282">{{cite journal |vauthors=Camaschella C |title=Iron-deficiency anemia |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=372 |issue=19 |pages=1832–43 |date=May 2015 |pmid=25946282 |doi=10.1056/NEJMra1401038 |url=}}</ref> | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | − | |||
| align="left" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | | |||
* [[Menorrhagia]] | |||
* [[GI]] loss | |||
* [[Gastrointestinal tract|GI]] surgery | |||
* [[Pregnancy]] | |||
| align="left" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | | |||
* [[Koilonychia]] | |||
* [[Pica]] | |||
| align="left" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | | |||
* [[Glossitis]] | |||
* [[Cheilosis]] | |||
* [[Dysphagia]] | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | − | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | − | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | [[Hypochromic anemia|Hypochromic]] | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | [[Microcytic anemia|Microcytic]] | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | ↑ | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | Nl or ↓ | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | Nl | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | Nl | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | ↓ | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | ↑ | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | ↑ | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | ↓ | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | ↓↓↓ | |||
| align="left" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | | |||
* Central [[pallor]] | |||
|- | |||
! align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" |[[Lead poisoning]]<ref name="pmid25220013">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bain BJ |title=Lead poisoning |journal=Am. J. Hematol. |volume=89 |issue=12 |pages=1141 |date=December 2014 |pmid=25220013 |doi=10.1002/ajh.23852 |url=}}</ref> | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | − | |||
| align="left" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | | |||
* House painted with chipped paint | |||
| align="left" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | | |||
* Burtonian lines | |||
* [[Basophilic]] [[Stippling (dentistry)|stippling]] | |||
* [[Wrist drop]] | |||
* [[Foot drop]] | |||
| align="left" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | | |||
* [[Wrist drop]] | |||
* [[Foot drop]] | |||
* Burtonian lines | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | − | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | − | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | [[Hypochromic anemia|Hypochromic]] | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | [[Microcytic anemia|Microcytic]] | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | Nl | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | Nl or ↓ | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | Nl | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | Nl | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | Nl to ↓ | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | Nl | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | Nl | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | Nl to ↓ | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | − | |||
| align="left" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | | |||
* [[Red blood cell|RBCs]] retain aggregates of [[Ribosomal RNA|rRNA]] | |||
* Basophilic stippling | |||
|- | |||
! align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" |[[Sideroblastic anemia]]<ref name="pmid25064706">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bottomley SS, Fleming MD |title=Sideroblastic anemia: diagnosis and management |journal=Hematol. Oncol. Clin. North Am. |volume=28 |issue=4 |pages=653–70, v |date=August 2014 |pmid=25064706 |doi=10.1016/j.hoc.2014.04.008 |url=}}</ref> | |||
| align="left" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | | |||
* Defect in [[ALA synthase]] gene | |||
* [[Autosomal dominant]] | |||
* [[Autosomal recessive]] | |||
* [[X-linked]] | |||
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* [[Alcohol]] abuse | |||
* [[Isoniazid]] use | |||
* [[Chloramphenicol]] use | |||
* [[Idiopathic]] | |||
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* [[Seborrheic dermatitis]] | |||
* Glossy Tongue | |||
* [[Tingling]] | |||
| align="left" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | | |||
* Patient present with symptoms of [[Vitamin B6]], [[copper deficiency]] symptoms | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | − | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | − | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | [[Hypochromic anemia|Hypochromic]] | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | [[Microcytic anemia|Microcytic]] | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | Nl | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | Nl or ↓ | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | Nl | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | Nl | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | ↑ | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | Nl | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | Nl to ↓ | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | ↑ | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | − | |||
| align="left" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | | |||
* Ringed [[Sideroblastic|sideroblasts]] | |||
|- | |||
! align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" |[[Anemia of chronic disease]]<ref name="pmid21239806">{{cite journal |vauthors=Roy CN |title=Anemia of inflammation |journal=Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program |volume=2010 |issue= |pages=276–80 |date=2010 |pmid=21239806 |doi=10.1182/asheducation-2010.1.276 |url=}}</ref> | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | − | |||
| align="left" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | | |||
* [[Rheumatoid arthritis]] | |||
* [[SLE]] | |||
* [[Neoplasm]] | |||
* [[Chronic kidney disease]] | |||
| align="left" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | | |||
* [[Headache]] | |||
* [[Shortness of breath]] | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | − | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | − | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | − | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | [[Hypochromic anemia|Hypochromic]] | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | [[Microcytic anemia|Microcytic]] | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | Nl | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | Nl or ↓ | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | Nl | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | ↑ | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | ↓ | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | Nl | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | ↓ | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | ↑ | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | − | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | NA | |||
|- | |||
! align="center" style="background:#DCDCDC;" |[[Thalassemia]]<ref name="pmid25500521">{{cite journal |vauthors=Zainal NZ, Alauddin H, Ahmad S, Hussin NH |title=α-Thalassemia with Haemoglobin Adana mutation: prenatal diagnosis |journal=Malays J Pathol |volume=36 |issue=3 |pages=207–11 |date=December 2014 |pmid=25500521 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
| align="left" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | '''[[Thalassemia|α-thalassemia]]''' | |||
* '''''α'''''- globin gene deletions | |||
* [[Cis]] deletions | |||
* [[Trans]] deletions | |||
'''[[Thalassemia|β-thalassemia]]''' | |||
* [[Point mutation]] in [[Splice site|splice sites]] and promoter sequences | |||
| align="left" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | | |||
* Associated with [[parvovirus B19]] | |||
| align="left" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | [[Thalassemia|'''α-thalassemia''']] | |||
* [[Hydrops fetalis]] | |||
[[Thalassemia|'''β-thalassemia''']] | |||
* [[Skeletal]] deformities | |||
* Chipmunk facies | |||
| align="left" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | | |||
* [[Hepatomegaly]] | |||
* [[Splenomegaly]] | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | − | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | − | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | [[Hypochromic anemia|Hypochromic]] | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | [[Microcytic anemia|Microcytic]] | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | Nl | |||
| align="left" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | | |||
* Thalassemia trait: Nl or ↓ | |||
* Thalassemia Syndromes: ↑ | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | Nl | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | Nl | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | Nl to ↑ | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | Nl | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | Nl | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | ↑ | |||
| align="center" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | Nl to ↑ | |||
| align="left" style="background:#F5F5F5;" | | |||
* [[Target cell|Target cells]] | |||
* Anisopoikilocytosis | |||
|- | |||
! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Disease | |||
! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Genetics | |||
! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |History | |||
! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Symptoms | |||
! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Signs | |||
! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Hemolysis | |||
! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Intrinsic/Extrinsic | |||
! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Hb concentration | |||
! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |MCV | |||
! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |RDW | |||
! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Reticulocytosis | |||
! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Haptoglobin levels | |||
! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Hepcidin | |||
! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Serum iron | |||
! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Serum Tfr level | |||
! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |IBC | |||
! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Ferritin | |||
! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Transferrin saturation | |||
! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Specific finding on blood smear | |||
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==References== | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:52, 16 October 2018
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Hypochromic anemia is a form of anemia characterized by a disproportionate reduction of red cell hemoglobin in proportion to the volume of the erythrocyte and an increased area of central pallor in the red cells.
Acquired forms
Hypochromic anemia may be caused by iron deficiency from a low iron intake, diminished iron absorption, or excessive iron loss. It can also be caused by infections or other diseases, therapeutic drugs such as Meropenem, and lead poisoning. One acquired form of anemia is also known as Faber's syndrome. It may also occur from severe stomach or intestinal bleeding caused by ulcers or medications such as aspirin.[1]
Hereditary forms
It can also occur in certain forms of congenital developmental disorders, like Benjamin syndrome.
Differentiating Hypochromic Anemia from Other Diseases
To review the differential diagnosis of anemia, click here.
Disease | Genetics | Clinical manifestation | Lab findings | |||||||||||||||
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History | Symptoms | Signs | Hemolysis | Intrinsic/Extrinsic | Hb concentration | MCV | RDW | Reticulocytosis | Haptoglobin levels | Hepcidin | Iron studies | Specific finding on blood smear | ||||||
Serum iron | Serum Tfr level | Transferrin or TIBC | Ferritin | Transferrin saturation | ||||||||||||||
Iron deficiency anemia[2] | − |
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− | − | Hypochromic | Microcytic | ↑ | Nl or ↓ | Nl | Nl | ↓ | ↑ | ↑ | ↓ | ↓↓↓ |
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Lead poisoning[3] | − |
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− | − | Hypochromic | Microcytic | Nl | Nl or ↓ | Nl | Nl | Nl to ↓ | Nl | Nl | Nl to ↓ | − | |
Sideroblastic anemia[4] |
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− | − | Hypochromic | Microcytic | Nl | Nl or ↓ | Nl | Nl | ↑ | Nl | Nl to ↓ | ↑ | − |
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Anemia of chronic disease[5] | − | − | − | − | Hypochromic | Microcytic | Nl | Nl or ↓ | Nl | ↑ | ↓ | Nl | ↓ | ↑ | − | NA | ||
Thalassemia[6] | α-thalassemia
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α-thalassemia
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− | − | Hypochromic | Microcytic | Nl |
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Nl | Nl | Nl to ↑ | Nl | Nl | ↑ | Nl to ↑ |
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Disease | Genetics | History | Symptoms | Signs | Hemolysis | Intrinsic/Extrinsic | Hb concentration | MCV | RDW | Reticulocytosis | Haptoglobin levels | Hepcidin | Serum iron | Serum Tfr level | IBC | Ferritin | Transferrin saturation | Specific finding on blood smear |
References
- ↑ Miale JB (1982). Laboratory Medicine: Hematology. (6th ed.) The CV Mosby Company, St. Louis ISBN 1-125-44734-6
- ↑ Camaschella C (May 2015). "Iron-deficiency anemia". N. Engl. J. Med. 372 (19): 1832–43. doi:10.1056/NEJMra1401038. PMID 25946282.
- ↑ Bain BJ (December 2014). "Lead poisoning". Am. J. Hematol. 89 (12): 1141. doi:10.1002/ajh.23852. PMID 25220013.
- ↑ Bottomley SS, Fleming MD (August 2014). "Sideroblastic anemia: diagnosis and management". Hematol. Oncol. Clin. North Am. 28 (4): 653–70, v. doi:10.1016/j.hoc.2014.04.008. PMID 25064706.
- ↑ Roy CN (2010). "Anemia of inflammation". Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2010: 276–80. doi:10.1182/asheducation-2010.1.276. PMID 21239806.
- ↑ Zainal NZ, Alauddin H, Ahmad S, Hussin NH (December 2014). "α-Thalassemia with Haemoglobin Adana mutation: prenatal diagnosis". Malays J Pathol. 36 (3): 207–11. PMID 25500521.