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==Overview== | |||
==Causes== | |||
Anemia is a lower-than-normal number of red blood cells in the blood. Certain chronic infections, inflammatory diseases, and other illnesses can affect the body's ability to produce red blood cells. | |||
Conditions that can lead to anemia of chronic disease include: | |||
*Autoimmune disorders, such as [[Crohn's disease]], [[systemic lupus erythematosus]], [[rheumatoid arthritis]], and [[ulcerative colitis]] | |||
*[[Cancer]], including [[lymphoma]] and [[Hodgkin's disease]] | |||
*[[Chronic kidney disease]] | |||
*Liver [[cirrhosis]] | |||
*Long-term infections, such as [[bacterial endocarditis]], [[osteomyelitis]] (bone infection), [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]], [[hepatitis B]] or [[hepatitis C]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Disease]] | [[Category:Disease]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Causes
Anemia is a lower-than-normal number of red blood cells in the blood. Certain chronic infections, inflammatory diseases, and other illnesses can affect the body's ability to produce red blood cells.
Conditions that can lead to anemia of chronic disease include:
- Autoimmune disorders, such as Crohn's disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and ulcerative colitis
- Cancer, including lymphoma and Hodgkin's disease
- Chronic kidney disease
- Liver cirrhosis
- Long-term infections, such as bacterial endocarditis, osteomyelitis (bone infection), HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B or hepatitis C