Microcytic anemia

Microcytic anemia is a collective term for any type of anemia that is characterized by small red blood cells. The normal mean corpuscular volume (in blood count results with MCV for short) is located at 76-100 fL. For smaller cells (< 76 fL), it is as microcytic and large cells called (> 100 fL) as macrocytic. In the microcytic anemia erythrocytes are usually also hypochromic, which means that the erythrocytes are paler than usual. This can be determined by the mean corpuscular hemoglobin, the amount of hemoglobin per cell; the normal value is 27-32 picograms (pg). Similarly, the mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration ( MCHC ), wherein the amount of hemoglobin per unit volume is typically of the erythrocytes is about 320-360 g / L or 32-36 g / dL. Typically, therefore, an anemia, this category is called " microcytic, hypochromic anemia " described.

Species

Typical types of microcytic anemia are:

• Childhood Iron deficiency anemia, the most common by far the case of anemia, and also in general in particular in the microcytic anemia
• Thalassemia

• Bleeding
• Iron deficiency anemia
• Sideroblastic anemia, congenital or acquired
• Anemia of chronic disease, although this is more likely caused a normochromic, normocytic anemia. Microcytic anemia was of Weng et al. discussed.
• Lead poisoning
• Pyridoxine

Other species that are considered to be a "typical" cause of normochromic anemia microcytic anemia or the need to be well considered. Since there can be two or more causes of anemia, this "typical" view is strongly distorted.