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#haematology #medicine
Question
What are the causes of Iron deficiency Anaemia ?
Answer
- Blood loss, eg menorrhagia or GI bleeding
- Poor diet may cause IDA in babies or children (but rarely in adults), those on special diets, or wherever there is poverty.
- Malabsorption (eg coeliac disease) is a cause of refractory IDA .
- In the Tropics, hookworm (GI blood loss) is the most common cause.
Tags
#haematology #medicine
Question
What are the causes of Iron deficiency Anaemia ?
Tags
#haematology #medicine
Question
What are the causes of Iron deficiency Anaemia ?
Answer
- Blood loss, eg menorrhagia or GI bleeding
- Poor diet may cause IDA in babies or children (but rarely in adults), those on special diets, or wherever there is poverty.
- Malabsorption (eg coeliac disease) is a cause of refractory IDA .
- In the Tropics, hookworm (GI blood loss) is the most common cause.
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