Microcytic anemia is a blood disorder in which the red blood cells are too small due to a lack of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin, an iron-rich protein, binds to oxygen, delivering it throughout the body. With ...

In a 20-year-old female patient with small-bowel Crohn's disease with mild microcytic anemia and low serum ferritin, is it reasonable to treat with a total dose infusion of parenteral iron if she is ...

Edmonton-born TV host Keltie Knight has been living with a chronic illness for almost a decade. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Golden Globes 2024/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images) Keltie Knight opened up ...

News host Keltie Knight, aged 42, has bravely unveiled her battle with microcytic anaemia, a rare blood disorder, and the consequential decision to undergo a hysterectomy. Her candid revelations shed ...

Red blood cell distribution width coefficient of variation may be a useful clinical biomarker for detecting tubular injury in patients with type 2 diabetes. Red blood cell distribution width ...

The thalassemias are an inherited group of heterogeneous anemias in which 1 or more of the globin chains in the hemoglobin tetramer are absent. Among the 4 classic alpha thalassemia syndromes, there ...

THE typical case of spontaneously occurring pyridoxine-responsive anemia in human beings has been characterized by hypochromic, microcytic red cells, normoblastic proliferation in the bone marrow, ...

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Patients with a low MCV are likely to have iron deficiency anemia, although thalassemia and anemia of chronic disease are part of the differential. 1 When the MCV is low, the serum ferritin level can ...

The case required significant testing to get to the correct diagnosis, but the investigators hope their experience helps inform doctors facing similar cases in the future. A young child with ...