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Microcytic hypochromic anemia is a condition where the red blood cell count and hemoglobin levels are low (hence anemia), with small red blood cells (microcytic), and red blood cells that stain less intensely than normal (hypochromic). The most common cause is iron deficiency.
Low levels of iron in the body.
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What is hypochromic microcytes?
Microcytic hypochromic anemia is a condition where the red blood cell count and hemoglobin levels are low (hence anemia), with small red blood cells (microcytic), and red blood cells that stain less intensely than normal (hypochromic). The most common cause is iron deficiency. Low levels of iron in the body.
What is the diagnosis of a patient with raised ESR and hypochromic microcytic anemia and thrombocytosis and neutrophilia and pleural effusion?
Lupus erythematosus systemicus
Why iron binding increases in microcytic hypochromic anemia?
AS THERE IS IRON DEFICIENCY IN THIS TYPE OF ANEMIA,LOW SERUM IRON SO THERE WILL BE INCREASE IN BINDING OF IRON ITS A COMPENSATORY PROCESS .
How do the microcytic hypochromic anemia cells look like?
i have been having iron tabs for the last 10 months and have been told i have microcytosis what is the treatment and how has this problem happened
How does the microcytic hypochromic anemia look like?
very much smaller than the average red blood cell and pink in color due to low hemoglobin in the body
What is if MCV and mch are low in blood test?
microcytic hypochromic anaemia
Which anemia is also called hypochromic anemia?
Iron-deficiency anemia
What is the scientific name of anemia?
The scientific name for anemia is simply "anemia." It is a medical condition characterized by a decrease in the number of red blood cells or hemoglobin in the blood, leading to symptoms such as fatigue and weakness.
Can anemia caused by blood loss or iron deficiency turn into anything serious?
yes. Fe is essential for production of haemoglobin. Deficiency of iron causes microcytic hypochromic. This leads to anaemic hypoxia, also cyanosis.
What are types of anemia that reduce hemoglobin level?
The type of anemia that can reduce the hemaglobin level are the microcytic-hypochromic anemia and the normocytic-normochromic anemia. Microcytic-hypochromic anemia produces small, abnormally small erythrocytes and reduced hemoglobin concentrations. However, hypochromia can occur even in cells of normal size. This type of anemia results from a variety of conditions that are caused by disorders of iron metabolism, porphyrin and heme synthesis, or globin synthesis. Normocytic-normochromic anemia produces a destruction or depletion of normal or mature erythrocytes. Although the erythrocytes are relatively normal in size and in hemoglobin content, they are insufficient in number. This type does not share any common cause, pathologic mechanism, or morphologic characteristics and is less common than the others. The five distinct anemic conditions exemplify the diversity of this classification which are the aplastic anemia, posthemorrhafic anemia, haemolytic anemia, anemia of chronic disease and sickle cell anemia.
Common causes of microcytic hypochromic anemia?
In very rare cases this combined affect is documented in the paper: "Identification of a SLC19A2 nonsense mutation in Persian families with thiamine-responsive megaloblastic anemia" by Setoodeh A et al 2013.
What are microcytic?
platelets that are smaller in size than your average platelets... Can be associated with aplastic anemia.
