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 syndrome36.0%

• Parents

  • Anaemia of reduced erythropoiesis
  • Microcytic anaemia