Anemia of chronic disease history and symptoms

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Shyam Patel [2]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Omer Kamal, M.D.[3]

Overview

Past medical history should include evaluation and assessment for autoimmune disorders, chronic infection, trauma, major surgery, malignancy, HIV infection, rheumatologic disorders, inflammatory bowel disease, Castleman disease, heart failure, older adults, renal insufficiency and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

History

Past medical history should include evaluation for :^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Symptoms

Anemia of chronic disease is often mild. Patients may not notice symptoms of anemia. If they occur, symptoms may include:

References

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↑ 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.

Overview