Iron deficiency anaemia is a common type of – condition in which blood lacks adequate healthy red cells. Anaemia symptoms like leave tired and shortness breath. In Ayurveda, this can considered under the heading Pandu roga. A case with Ayurveda treatment was discussed here.

Iron deficiency and anaemia are common in pregnancy. Audit data from our tertiary obstetrics unit demonstrated 22% of maternity patients experiencing a postpartum haemorrhage received a transfusion; a third of whom were anaemic on admission intrapartum. Australian Patient Blood Management (PBM) Module 5 Obstetrics guidelines focuses on maximising red cell mass at the time of delivery and reduci...

Background: It is difficult to assess iron status in patients with chronic inflammatory conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Currently available tests including serum ferritin and transferrin saturation have limitations in differentiating Iron Deficiency Anaemia (IDA) from Anaemia of Chronic Disease (ACD). Serum soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) level has been proposed as a po...

BACKGROUND Anaemia is a common manifestation of paediatric HIV infection. Although there are many causes, anaemia of chronic diseases is the most frequent type. In poor countries iron deficiency is widespread. It is probable that many HIV-infected children in these countries are also iron deficient. This study describes the relationship between paediatric HIV infection and anaemia, and document...

Red cell anisocytosis as assessed using the Coulter Channelyzer C-1000 showed an increase with progressive anaemia in 25 patients with macrocytosis due to B12 and/or folate deficiency. In deficiency of a single factor, the degree of anisocytosis increased with progressive anaemia. In five cases with B12 and folate deficiency combined, anisocytosis was markedly increased out of proportion to the...

A group of 28 patients with rheumatoid arthritis who were severely anaemic were investigated for iron deficiency. On the basis of bone marrow studies, the patients were divided into two groups, those with and those without signs of stainable iron in the marrow. This grouping did not distinguish between the severity of their rheumatoid arthritis measured by clinical parameters. Measurement of th...

BACKGROUND The incidence of post-partum anaemia (PPA) is 14-24%. Treatment of PPA with injectable iron replenishes the iron store. Ferric carboxymaltose complex (FCM) is a non-dextran containing intravenous iron agent, having a very low immunogenic potential, designed to be administered in large doses in a short period of time. OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy and safety of intravenous FCM a...

The author describes the case of a 15-year-old girl presenting with unresponsive iron deficiency anaemia and splenomegaly finally diagnosed as Gaucher’s disease.

OBJECTIVE To determine risk factors for anaemia in preschool children. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. SETTING Tigray province, northern Ethiopia. SUBJECTS 2080 of 2373 children aged 6-60 months provided blood to assess anaemia. RESULTS Anaemia was highly prevalent (42%) and constituted an important nutritional problem in the region. In a sub-sample of 230 anaemic children, 56% had a lo...

Anaemia is a recognized public health problem throughout the world. It is an indicator of both poor health and poor nutrition. The present study aimed to assess the nutritional status and prevalence of anaemia among college going girls (18-22 yrs) along with impact of dietary intervention. Background and nutritional information was collected through interview schedule, 24 hour dietary recall an...