Abstract

FORRELLAT BARRIOS, Mariela  and  FERNANDEZ DELGADO, Norma. Anemia of chronic diseases: Clinical and lab aspects. Rev Cubana Hematol Inmunol Hemoter [online]. 2002, vol.18, n.3. ISSN 0864-0289.

Anemia is one of the most common signs found in patients with infectious, inflammatory and neoplastic diseases and may be a marker of the level of activity of the disease. The term anemia of chronic diseases refers to a syndrome involving a substantial part of these diseases. Metabolic and iron homeostasis disorders occurring in anemia cause hyposideremia and hyperferritinemia in all the cases. This review sets forth the clinical and lab characteristics related to this disease as well as some therapeutical considerations

Keywords : CRONIC DISEASE [therapy]; ANEMIA [therapy]; FERRITIN; IRON; HOMEOSTASIS; IRON METABOLISM DISORDERS [physiopathology]; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL.