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Deficiency anemia

MedGen UID:
508256
•Concept ID:
C0041782
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Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: deficiency anemia; Deficiency anemias; deficiency anemias; unspecified deficiency anaemia; unspecified deficiency anemia
SNOMED CT: Deficiency anemias (267513007)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001639

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The incidence, complications, and treatment of iron deficiency in pregnancy.
Benson AE, Shatzel JJ, Ryan KS, Hedges MA, Martens K, Aslan JE, Lo JO
Eur J Haematol 2022 Dec;109(6):633-642. Epub 2022 Oct 4 doi: 10.1111/ejh.13870. PMID: 36153674Free PMC Article
Anemia in Pregnancy: Screening and Clinical Management Strategies.
Stanley AY, Wallace JB, Hernandez AM, Spell JL
MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs 2022 Jan-Feb 01;47(1):25-32. doi: 10.1097/NMC.0000000000000787. PMID: 34860784
ACG Clinical Guideline: Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection.
Chey WD, Leontiadis GI, Howden CW, Moss SF
Am J Gastroenterol 2017 Feb;112(2):212-239. Epub 2017 Jan 10 doi: 10.1038/ajg.2016.563. PMID: 28071659

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Iron Deficiency Anemia: An Updated Review.
Leung AKC, Lam JM, Wong AHC, Hon KL, Li X
Curr Pediatr Rev 2024;20(3):339-356. doi: 10.2174/1573396320666230727102042. PMID: 37497686
Iron Deficiency Anemia: Efficacy and Limitations of Nutritional and Comprehensive Mitigation Strategies.
Kumar SB, Arnipalli SR, Mehta P, Carrau S, Ziouzenkova O
Nutrients 2022 Jul 20;14(14) doi: 10.3390/nu14142976. PMID: 35889932Free PMC Article
Screening, Treatment, and Monitoring of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnancy and Postpartum.
Elmore C, Ellis J
J Midwifery Womens Health 2022 May;67(3):321-331. Epub 2022 Jun 1 doi: 10.1111/jmwh.13370. PMID: 35642737
Iron deficiency anemia: clinical and etiological features.
Bellakhal S, Ouertani S, Antit S, Abdelaali I, Teyeb Z, Dougui MH
Tunis Med 2019 Dec;97(12):1389-1398. PMID: 32173810
Anemia in Older Adults.
Lanier JB, Park JJ, Callahan RC
Am Fam Physician 2018 Oct 1;98(7):437-442. PMID: 30252420

Diagnosis

Iron Deficiency Anemia: An Updated Review.
Leung AKC, Lam JM, Wong AHC, Hon KL, Li X
Curr Pediatr Rev 2024;20(3):339-356. doi: 10.2174/1573396320666230727102042. PMID: 37497686
The relationship between heavy menstrual bleeding, iron deficiency, and iron deficiency anemia.
Munro MG, Mast AE, Powers JM, Kouides PA, O'Brien SH, Richards T, Lavin M, Levy BS
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023 Jul;229(1):1-9. Epub 2023 Jan 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.01.017. PMID: 36706856
Iron metabolism and iron deficiency anemia in women.
Cappellini MD, Santini V, Braxs C, Shander A
Fertil Steril 2022 Oct;118(4):607-614. Epub 2022 Sep 6 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2022.08.014. PMID: 36075747
Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia: Implications and Impact in Pregnancy, Fetal Development, and Early Childhood Parameters.
Means RT
Nutrients 2020 Feb 11;12(2) doi: 10.3390/nu12020447. PMID: 32053933Free PMC Article
Iron deficiency anemia: clinical and etiological features.
Bellakhal S, Ouertani S, Antit S, Abdelaali I, Teyeb Z, Dougui MH
Tunis Med 2019 Dec;97(12):1389-1398. PMID: 32173810

Therapy

Iron Deficiency Anemia: An Updated Review.
Leung AKC, Lam JM, Wong AHC, Hon KL, Li X
Curr Pediatr Rev 2024;20(3):339-356. doi: 10.2174/1573396320666230727102042. PMID: 37497686
Screening, Treatment, and Monitoring of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnancy and Postpartum.
Elmore C, Ellis J
J Midwifery Womens Health 2022 May;67(3):321-331. Epub 2022 Jun 1 doi: 10.1111/jmwh.13370. PMID: 35642737
Iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy.
Igbinosa I, Berube C, Lyell DJ
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2022 Apr 1;34(2):69-76. doi: 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000772. PMID: 35230991
Iron deficiency anemia: clinical and etiological features.
Bellakhal S, Ouertani S, Antit S, Abdelaali I, Teyeb Z, Dougui MH
Tunis Med 2019 Dec;97(12):1389-1398. PMID: 32173810
Iron Deficiency Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease.
Gafter-Gvili A, Schechter A, Rozen-Zvi B
Acta Haematol 2019;142(1):44-50. Epub 2019 Apr 10 doi: 10.1159/000496492. PMID: 30970355

Prognosis

The incidence, complications, and treatment of iron deficiency in pregnancy.
Benson AE, Shatzel JJ, Ryan KS, Hedges MA, Martens K, Aslan JE, Lo JO
Eur J Haematol 2022 Dec;109(6):633-642. Epub 2022 Oct 4 doi: 10.1111/ejh.13870. PMID: 36153674Free PMC Article
Prevention of iron deficiency anemia in infants and toddlers.
Sundararajan S, Rabe H
Pediatr Res 2021 Jan;89(1):63-73. Epub 2020 Apr 24 doi: 10.1038/s41390-020-0907-5. PMID: 32330927
Effects of Iron Isomaltoside vs Ferric Carboxymaltose on Hypophosphatemia in Iron-Deficiency Anemia: Two Randomized Clinical Trials.
Wolf M, Rubin J, Achebe M, Econs MJ, Peacock M, Imel EA, Thomsen LL, Carpenter TO, Weber T, Brandenburg V, Zoller H
JAMA 2020 Feb 4;323(5):432-443. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.22450. PMID: 32016310Free PMC Article
Iron deficiency anemia: clinical and etiological features.
Bellakhal S, Ouertani S, Antit S, Abdelaali I, Teyeb Z, Dougui MH
Tunis Med 2019 Dec;97(12):1389-1398. PMID: 32173810
The Role of Reticulocyte Hemoglobin Content for Diagnosis of Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia, and Monitoring of Iron Therapy: a Literature Review.
Gelaw Y, Woldu B, Melku M
Clin Lab 2019 Dec 1;65(12) doi: 10.7754/Clin.Lab.2019.190315. PMID: 31850722

Clinical prediction guides

Iron Deficiency Anemia: An Updated Review.
Leung AKC, Lam JM, Wong AHC, Hon KL, Li X
Curr Pediatr Rev 2024;20(3):339-356. doi: 10.2174/1573396320666230727102042. PMID: 37497686
Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia: Potential Risk Factors in Bone Loss.
Yang J, Li Q, Feng Y, Zeng Y
Int J Mol Sci 2023 Apr 7;24(8) doi: 10.3390/ijms24086891. PMID: 37108056Free PMC Article
Effectiveness of Dietary Interventions in Prevention and Treatment of Iron-Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Skolmowska D, Głąbska D, Kołota A, Guzek D
Nutrients 2022 Jul 23;14(15) doi: 10.3390/nu14153023. PMID: 35893877Free PMC Article
Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia: Implications and Impact in Pregnancy, Fetal Development, and Early Childhood Parameters.
Means RT
Nutrients 2020 Feb 11;12(2) doi: 10.3390/nu12020447. PMID: 32053933Free PMC Article
Breath-Holding Spells in Pediatrics: A Narrative Review of the Current Evidence.
Leung AKC, Leung AAM, Wong AHC, Hon KL
Curr Pediatr Rev 2019;15(1):22-29. doi: 10.2174/1573396314666181113094047. PMID: 30421679Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Iron deficiency and common neurodevelopmental disorders-A scoping review.
McWilliams S, Singh I, Leung W, Stockler S, Ipsiroglu OS
PLoS One 2022;17(9):e0273819. Epub 2022 Sep 29 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273819. PMID: 36173945Free PMC Article
Effectiveness of Dietary Interventions in Prevention and Treatment of Iron-Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Skolmowska D, Głąbska D, Kołota A, Guzek D
Nutrients 2022 Jul 23;14(15) doi: 10.3390/nu14153023. PMID: 35893877Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and treatment of iron-deficiency anemia in gastrointestinal bleeding: A systematic review.
Cotter J, Baldaia C, Ferreira M, Macedo G, Pedroto I
World J Gastroenterol 2020 Dec 7;26(45):7242-7257. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i45.7242. PMID: 33362380Free PMC Article
Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnancy with Intravenous versus Oral Iron: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Govindappagari S, Burwick RM
Am J Perinatol 2019 Mar;36(4):366-376. Epub 2018 Aug 19 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1668555. PMID: 30121943
Food and nutrition insecurity indicators associated with iron deficiency anemia in Brazilian children: a systematic review.
André HP, Sperandio N, Siqueira RL, Franceschini SDCC, Priore SE
Cien Saude Colet 2018 Apr;23(4):1159-1167. doi: 10.1590/1413-81232018234.16012016. PMID: 29694583

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