Microcytic anemia.(Cover Story)

From: American Family Physician | Date: May 15, 1997| Author: Shine, James W. | Copyright information

Because anemia is a condition rather than a disease, an underlying cause must be determined when anemia is identified. Microcytic anemia is a common category of anemia Iron deficiency anemia is the most common type of microcytic anemia and is also the most common anemia. The clinical presentation of anemia varies according to its severity. Anemias resulting from chronic disease and thalassemia are also relatively common types of microcytic anemia and should be differentiated from Iron deficie...

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