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What is Normocytic Microcytic hypochromic anemia?
Normochromic microcytic anemias An example of a normochromic microcytic anemia is: Anemia of inflammation and chronic disease: Anemia due to these conditions is usually normochromic and normocytic (red blood cells are normal in size).
What is the meaning of Normocytic hypochromic?
Normocytic normochromic anemia is the type of anemia in which the circulating red blood cells (RBCs) are the same size (normocytic) and have a normal red color (normochromic). Most of the normochromic, normocytic anemias are a consequence of other diseases; a minority reflects a primary disorder of the blood.
What is Microcytic blood picture?
Microcytic anemia is defined as the presence of small, often hypochromic, red blood cells in a peripheral blood smear and is usually characterized by a low MCV (less than 83 micron 3). Iron deficiency is the most common cause of microcytic anemia.
Can normocytic hypochromic anemia be cured?
If a bacterial infection has triggered a reduction in red blood cells, then strong antibiotics may be the solution. In serious cases of normocytic anemia, shots of erythropoietin (Epogen) may be necessary to boost red blood cell production in your bone marrow.
Can normocytic Hypochromic anemia be cured?
What are the causes of microcytic hypochromic anemia?
Iron deficiency hypochromic microcytic anemia is caused due to disruption of iron supply in diet due to decreased iron content in the diet, pathology of the small intestines like sprue and chronic diarrhea, gastrectomy, and deficiency of vitamin C in the diet.
Why do I have microcytosis?
The most common causes of microcytosis are iron deficiency anemia and thalassemia trait. Other diagnoses to consider include anemia of chronic disease, lead toxicity, and sideroblastic anemia. Serum ferritin measurement is the first laboratory test recommended in the evaluation of microcytosis.
Why are Microcytes formed?
Vitamin B12 deficiency is a cause of macrocytosis. Because DNA synthesis requires cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12) as a cofactor, a deficiency of the vitamin leads to decreased DNA synthesis in the erythrocyte, thus resulting in macrocytosis.
How is normocytic Hypochromic anemia treated?
What causes Normocytic hypochromic anemia?
The most common causes of Hypochromic anemia are iron deficiency and thalassemia.