Iron deficiency anaemia - Sanjay Manohar's Medical Browser
Iron deficiency anaemia
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Synonyms
Fe deficiency anaemia
Fe++ deficiency anaemia
Causes
Anaemia of blood loss
Haemolytic anaemia
Inadequate iron intake
Iron malabsorption
Increased iron requirement
Chronic blood loss
Iron deficient diet
Copper deficiency
Effects
Low serum ferritin
Microcytosis
Hypochromia
Koilonychia
Atrophic glossitis
Gastric atrophy
Plummer-Vinson syndrome
Poikilocytosis
Low serum iron
Non-scarring alopecia
Dimorphic blood film
Anisocytosis
Target cells
Pencil cells
Splenomegaly
Hydrops fetalis
Anaemia of pregnancy
Restless legs syndrome
36.0%
Parents
Anaemia of reduced erythropoiesis
Microcytic anaemia
Type item name:
Sanjay Manohar
2006