The Significance of Serum Transferrin Receptor Levels in the Diagnosis of the Coexistence of Anemia of Chronic Disease and Iron Deficiency Anemia | Zendy

Osman Yokuş | Zendy; Bilal Yılmaz | Zendy; Murat Albayrak | Zendy; Özlem Şahin Balçık | Zendy; Mehmet Rami Helvacı | Zendy; Engın Sennaroğlu | Zendy

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The Significance of Serum Transferrin Receptor Levels in the Diagnosis of the Coexistence of Anemia of Chronic Disease and Iron Deficiency Anemia

Author(s) -

Osman Yokuş,

Bilal Yılmaz,

Murat Albayrak,

Özlem Şahin Balçık,

Mehmet Rami Helvacı,

Engın Sennaroğlu

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

eurasian journal of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337

H-Index - 13

eISSN - 1308-8742

pISSN - 1308-8734

DOI - 10.5152/eajm.2011.02

Subject(s) - medicine , anemia of chronic disease , anemia , soluble transferrin receptor , transferrin , ferritin , microcytic anemia , gastroenterology , iron deficiency , iron deficiency anemia , serum iron , iron status

Iron deficiency anemia is the most common cause of microcytic anemia throughout the world. Ferritin levels are good indicators of iron stores; however, levels may increase irrespective of iron stores in cases of chronic disease. Therefore, it is difficult to diagnose iron deficiency anemia coexisting with anemia of chronic disease.

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