ANEMIA OF CHRONIC DISEASE - A DIAGNOSIS NOT ALWAYS EASY
ANEMIA OF CHRONIC DISEASE - A DIAGNOSIS NOT ALWAYS EASY

Summary/Abstract: ANEMIA OF CHRONIC DISEASE (ACD)- THE TYPE OF ANEMIA THAT IS THE SECOND MOST COMMON AFTER IRON-DEFICIENCY ANEMIA, AND IS CAUSED BY IMMUNITY7. CYTOKINES AND CELLS OF THE RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM INDUCE CHANGES IN: IRON HOMEOSTASIS, ERYTHROID PROGENITOR CELLS PROLIFERATION, ERYTHROPOIETIN PRODUCTION AND RED BLOOD CELL LIFE; ALL THIS CONTRIBUTES TO THE PATHOGENESIS OF ANEMIA. PARACLINICAL DIAGNOSIS OF ACD REVEALS NORMOCYTIC NORMOCHROMIC HYPOREGENERATIVE ANEMIA, OR MICROCYTIC HYPOCHROMIC HYPOREGENERATIVE ANEMIA. DIAGNOSIS OF OTHER TYPES OF SUCH ANEMIAS, IS NOT ALWAYS EASY.

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