Other and unspecified anemias
Sideroblastic anemia
- acquired or hereditary anemia marked by sideroblasts: bone marrow cells with large mitochondrial deposits of insoluble iron due to defective heme synthesis, leading to ineffective erythropoiesis.
- A myelodysplastic syndrome characterized mainly by dysplasia of the erythroid series. Refractory anemia is uncommon. It is primarily a disease of older adults. The median survival exceeds 5 years. (WHO, 2001) -- 2003
Acute posthemorrhagic anemia
Anemia in chronic illness
Anemia in chronic kidney disease
Anemia in neoplastic disease
Anemia of other chronic illness
Other specified anemias
- due to failure of bone marrow stem cells to differentiate properly, usually due to hereditary or virus-induced mutation.
Anemia unspecified
- subnormal levels or function of erythrocytes, resulting in symptoms of tissue hypoxia.
- (a-NEE-mee-a) A condition in which the number of red blood cells is below normal.
- A reduction in the number of red blood cells per cu mm, the amount of hemoglobin in 100 ml of blood, and the volume of packed red blood cells per 100 ml of blood. Clinically, anemia represents a reduction in the oxygen-transporting capacity of a designated volume of blood, resulting from an imbalance between blood loss (through hemorrhage or hemolysis) and blood production. Signs and symptoms of anemia may include pallor of the skin and mucous membranes, shortness of breath, palpitations of the heart, soft systolic murmurs, lethargy, and fatigability.
