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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
History
Risk factors for anemia of chronic disease include:[1][2][3][4][5]
- Autoimmune disorders
- Chronic infection
- Trauma
- Major surgery
- Malignancy
- HIV infection
- Rheumatologic disorders
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Castleman disease
- Heart failure
- Older adults
- Renal insufficiency
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Symptoms
Anemia of chronic disease is often mild. You may not notice symptoms of anemia.
If they occur, smptoms may include:
- Feeling weak or tired
- Headache
- Paleness
- Shortness of breath
References
- ↑ Weiss G, Goodnough LT (March 2005). "Anemia of chronic disease". N. Engl. J. Med. 352 (10): 1011–23. doi:10.1056/NEJMra041809. PMID 15758012.
- ↑ Cash JM, Sears DA (December 1989). "The anemia of chronic disease: spectrum of associated diseases in a series of unselected hospitalized patients". Am. J. Med. 87 (6): 638–44. PMID 2589399.
- ↑ Price EA, Schrier SL (2010). "Unexplained aspects of anemia of inflammation". Adv Hematol. 2010: 508739. doi:10.1155/2010/508739. PMC 2846342. PMID 20368776.
- ↑ Boutou AK, Pitsiou GG, Stanopoulos I, Kontakiotis T, Kyriazis G, Argyropoulou P (July 2012). "Levels of inflammatory mediators in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with anemia of chronic disease: a case-control study". QJM. 105 (7): 657–63. doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcs024. PMID 22355163.
- ↑ Markoulaki D, Kostikas K, Papatheodorou G, Koutsokera A, Alchanatis M, Bakakos P, Gourgoulianis KI, Roussos C, Koulouris NG, Loukides S (February 2011). "Hemoglobin, erythropoietin and systemic inflammation in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease". Eur. J. Intern. Med. 22 (1): 103–7. doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2010.07.010. PMID 21238904.