

{"id":10292,"date":"2024-08-27T12:16:20","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T16:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2mdopinion.com\/?p=10292"},"modified":"2025-09-22T20:07:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T00:07:27","slug":"anemia-of-chronic-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2mdopinion.com\/ca\/anemia-of-chronic-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Anemia of Chronic Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10292\" class=\"elementor elementor-10292\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e5361e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9e5361e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ada7aa4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ada7aa4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aff8f08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aff8f08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Page Contents:<\/h5><h5>\u00a0<\/h5><h5><a href=\"https:\/\/estecharat.com\/blog\/anemia-of-chronic-disease\/#What%20is%20Anemia%20of%20Chronic%20Disease\">1. What is Anemia of Chronic Disease<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/estecharat.com\/blog\/anemia-of-chronic-disease\/#Types%20of%20Anemia\">2. Types of Anemia<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/estecharat.com\/blog\/anemia-of-chronic-disease\/#Causes\">3. Causes<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1844fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c1844fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbc1f10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbc1f10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>4.<a href=\"https:\/\/estecharat.com\/blog\/anemia-of-chronic-disease\/#Symptoms\">\u00a0Symptoms<\/a><\/h5><h5><a href=\"https:\/\/estecharat.com\/blog\/anemia-of-chronic-disease\/#Treatment\">5. Treatment<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/estecharat.com\/blog\/anemia-of-chronic-disease\/#Complications\">6. Complications<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/estecharat.com\/blog\/anemia-of-chronic-disease\/#Consultations\">7. Consultations<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/estecharat.com\/blog\/anemia-of-chronic-disease\/#Sources%20and%20references\">8. Sources and references<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3985f74 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3985f74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67f8a9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67f8a9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Anemia of chronic disease or anemia of chronic inflammation is a form of anemia seen in chronic infection, chronic immune activation, malignancy and chronic kidney disease. Anemia is defined by low levels of circulating red blood cells or hemoglobin, the part of red blood cells that carries oxygen. Anemia of chronic disease is usually a mild or moderate condition. In mild cases, anemia may not be associated with any symptoms or may cause fatigue, paleness of the skin (pallor) and lightheadedness.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-515fef7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"515fef7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-689ccb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"689ccb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"547\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/2mdopinion.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/08\/anemic_blood.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10294\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2mdopinion.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/08\/anemic_blood.jpg 547w, https:\/\/2mdopinion.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/08\/anemic_blood-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/2mdopinion.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/08\/anemic_blood-18x8.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c5e4ef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c5e4ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d4e689 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d4e689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b79f65f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b79f65f\" data-element_type=\"container\"><div class=\"e-con-inner\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-044e53c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"044e53c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h5><strong>Why is anemia of inflammation also called anemia of chronic disease?<\/strong><\/h5><h5>Anemia of inflammation is also called anemia of chronic disease because this type of anemia commonly occurs in people who have chronic conditions that may be associated with inflammation.<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43f6ca0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43f6ca0\" data-element_type=\"container\"><div class=\"e-con-inner\"><div id=\"Types of Anemia\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0f819d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0f819d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h2>Types of Anemia<\/h2><h5>Aplastic anemia<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/estecharat.com\/blog\/iron-deficiency-anemia\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Iron deficiency anemia<\/a><br \/>Sickle cell anemia<br \/>Thalassemia<br \/>Vitamin deficiency anemia<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9a6fd7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f9a6fd7\" data-element_type=\"container\"><div class=\"e-con-inner\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97307dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97307dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h2>Are there other types of anemia?<\/h2><h5>There are many types of anemia. Common types include:<\/h5><div>\u00a0<\/div><h5><b>*iron-deficiency anemia<\/b>, a condition in which the body\u2019s stored iron is used up, causing the body to make fewer healthy red blood cells. In people with iron-deficiency anemia, iron levels are low in both body tissues and the blood. This is the most common type of anemia.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><\/h5><h5><b>*pernicious anemia<\/b>, which is caused by a lack of vitamin B12.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><\/h5><h5><b>*aplastic anemia<\/b>, a condition in which the bone marrow doesn\u2019t make enough new red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets because the bone marrow\u2019s stem cells are damaged.<br \/><b><br \/><\/b><\/h5><h5><b>*hemolytic anemia<\/b>, a condition in which red blood cells are destroyed earlier than normal.<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aa2783 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4aa2783\" data-element_type=\"container\"><div class=\"e-con-inner\"><div id=\"Causes\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-247d326 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"247d326\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h2>Causes of Anemia<\/h2><h5>Anemia is a lower-than-normal number of red blood cells in the blood. Anemia of chronic disease is a common cause of anemia. Some conditions that can lead to Anemia of chronic disease include:<\/h5><div>\u00a0<\/div><h5>*Autoimmune disorders, such as Crohn disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and ulcerative colitis<\/h5><h5><br \/>*Cancer, including lymphoma and Hodgkin disease<\/h5><h5><br \/>*Long-term infections, such as bacterial endocarditis, osteomyelitis (bone infection), HIV\/AIDS, lung abscess, hepatitis B or hepatitis C<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df9e0d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"df9e0d6\" data-element_type=\"container\"><div class=\"e-con-inner\"><div id=\"Symptoms\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-147814b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"147814b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h2>Symptoms of Anemia<\/h2><h5>Anemia of chronic disease is often mild. You may not notice any symptoms.<\/h5><div>\u00a0<\/div><h5>When symptoms occur, they may include:<\/h5><div>\u00a0<\/div><h5>*Feeling weak or tired<br \/>*Headache<br \/>*Paleness<br \/>*Shortness of breath<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bf479c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0bf479c\" data-element_type=\"container\"><div class=\"e-con-inner\"><div id=\"Treatment\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fca7184 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fca7184\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h2>Treatment of Anemia<\/h2><h5>Anemia is often mild enough that it does not need treatment. It may get better when the disease that is causing it is treated.<\/h5><div>\u00a0<\/div><h5>More severe anemia, such as that caused by cancer or HIV\/AIDS may require:<\/h5><div>\u00a0<\/div><h5>_Blood transfusion<br \/>_Erythropoietin, a hormone produced by the kidneys, given as a shot<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df2b92e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"df2b92e\" data-element_type=\"container\"><div class=\"e-con-inner\"><div id=\"Complications\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-119f1f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"119f1f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h2>Complications of Anemia<\/h2><h5>Untreated anemia can be life-threatening and can even cause death.<\/h5><div>\u00a0<\/div><h5>Anemia results in a decreased oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood. In the short term, the body can compensate with an increase in heart rate and respiratory rate. If left untreated, anemia can cause multi-organ failure. This can include high output heart failure, angina, arrhythmias, cognitive impairment, and renal failure, among others. In pregnant women, untreated anemia can cause premature birth and low birth weight.<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4e5c0d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f4e5c0d\" data-element_type=\"container\"><div class=\"e-con-inner\"><div id=\"Consultations\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-877f7e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"877f7e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h2>Which doctors do you need to consult?<\/h2><h5>1. Gastroenterology if GI bleeding suspected<br \/>2. Nephrology in patients with chronic kidney disease<br \/>3. Hematology if bone marrow disease or hemolysis is suspected<br \/>4. Obstetrics and gynecology (OB\/GYN) for menorrhagia<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e01055 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e01055\" data-element_type=\"container\"><div class=\"e-con-inner\"><div id=\"Sources and references\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-178f4ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"178f4ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h6><b>Sources and references<\/b><\/h6><h6>\u00a0<\/h6><h6>https:\/\/www.niddk.nih.gov\/health-information\/blood-diseases\/anemia-inflammation-chronic-disease<br \/>https:\/\/www.mountsinai.org\/health-library\/diseases-conditions\/anemia-of-chronic-disease<br \/>https:\/\/rarediseases.org\/rare-diseases\/anemia-of-chronic-disease\/<br \/>https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/ency\/article\/000565.htm<br \/>https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK534803\/<\/h6><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Page Contents: 1. What is Anemia of Chronic Disease 2. Types of Anemia 3. Causes 4.\u00a0Symptoms 5. Treatment 6. Complications 7. Consultations 8. Sources and references Anemia of chronic disease or anemia of chronic inflammation is a form of anemia seen in chronic infection, chronic immune activation, malignancy and chronic kidney disease. 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What is Anemia of Chronic Disease 2. Types of Anemia 3. Causes 4.\u00a0Symptoms 5. Treatment 6. Complications 7. Consultations 8. Sources and references Anemia of chronic disease or anemia of chronic inflammation is a form of anemia seen in chronic infection, chronic immune activation, malignancy and chronic kidney disease. 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