OBJECTIVE To examine if anaemia (and its severity) is associated with disease activity and damage accrual in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS Four thousand four-hundred study visits in 613 SLE patients enrolled in LUMINA were studied. Anaemia was expressed in four categories of haematocrit (Hct) as defined by the Systemic Lupus Activity Measure-Revised (SLAM-R): no anaemia (Hct >35...

In view of the unsatisfactory response to iron of certain common anaemias in childhood, it was decided to treat a series of cases with cobalt to find out if this substance would prove a satisfactory substitute for iron in refractory cases. Fifty cases were treated, and all had types of anaemia usually showing a poor response to iron, liver and other haemopoietic agents in common use. There were...

Anaemia constitutes a public health problem in developing countries. Worldwide, about 2 billion people are estimated to suffer from anaemia and it is reported to account for threequarters of 1 million deaths a year in Africa and South-East Asia. The underlying causes of anaemia are many, varied and largely preventable; these include nutritional deficiencies, infections and haemoglobin disorders...

Introduction: Anaemia is a global health problem, prevalent among the individuals of all age groups. It has great impact on mental as well physical growth and development. Material And Method: The present study prospective in nature conducted Post graduate department Pathology, GMC Jammu which included 1600 indoor patients. History, examination primary blood investigation were done cases. Resul...

The diagnostic value of the serum folate assay has been assessed in 90 patients, each of whom had a macrocytic anaemia and a low serum vitamin B(12) level. Twenty-nine (32%) patients were found to have anaemia due primarily to folate deficiency. The cause of the low serum vitamin B(12) levels is uncertain in the 22 (25%) patients with normal or borderline vitamin B(12) absorption. The effect of...

While advances in treatment strategies and pharmacotherapy have produced a dramatic reduction in the mortality of patients with heart failure during the past 15 years, there is still a major challenge to improve patient well being, reduce hospitalizations and reduce mortality further. The prevalence of heart failure is not decreasing, and heart failure is currently a cause for hospitalization i...

Background: Iron deficiency anaemia has been described as the commonest type of nutritional anaemia in infancy and childhood. The associated adverse health sequelae include permanent behavioural and cognitive impairments. Early detection and prompt treatment are necessary to prevent these complications. Aim: To determine the prevalence and socio-demographic distribution of iron deficiency anaem...

BACKGROUND Anaemia is one of the main factors in the deferral (disqualification) of blood donors following haematological screening. There is paucity of data on the prevalence of anaemia in blood donors in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of anaemia and its association with month and blood phenotype in blood donors in Fako division of Cameroon. METHODS...

BACKGROUND Anaemia is associated with adverse outcomes including early death in the first year of antiretroviral therapy (ART). This study reports on the factors associated with persistent anaemia among HIV-infected patients initiating ART in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study and analyzed data from patients receiving HIV care betwee...

The objective was to examine whether the observed excess mortality from anaemia in textile and clothing workers was associated with any specific anaemia type or occupational activity. The design was a death certificate based case-control study of textile and clothing workers who died in England and Wales in the years surrounding the decennial censuses of 1961, 1971, and 1981. The main outcome m...