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  2. Microcytic anemia - Wikipedia

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    Microcytic anaemia; Microcytosis is the presence of red cells that are smaller than normal. Normal adult red cell has a diameter of 7.2 µm. Microcytes are common seen in with hypochromia in iron-deficiency anaemia, thalassaemia trait, congenital sideroblastic anaemia and sometimes in anaemia of chronic diseases.

  3. Mean corpuscular volume - Wikipedia

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    In patients with anemia, it is the MCV measurement that allows classification as either a microcytic anemia (MCV below normal range), normocytic anemia (MCV within normal range) or macrocytic anemia (MCV above normal range). Normocytic anemia is usually deemed so because the bone marrow has not yet responded with a change in cell volume.

  4. Hypochromic anemia - Wikipedia

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    A blood smear showing hypochromic (and microcytic) anemia. Note the increased central pallor of the red blood cells. Hypochromic anemia is a generic term for any type of anemia in which the red blood cells are paler than normal. (Hypo- refers to less, and chromic means colour.) A normal red blood cell has a biconcave disk shape and will have an ...

  5. Latent iron deficiency - Wikipedia

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    The normal range for hemoglobin is 13.8 to 17.2 grams per deciliter (g/dL) for men and 12.1 to 15.1 g/dL for women. [6] Low hemoglobin indicates anemia but will be normal for LID. [5] Normal serum iron is between 60 and 170 micrograms per deciliter (μg/dL). [7] Normal total iron-binding capacity for both sexes is 240 to 450 μg/dL. [6]

  6. Vitamin deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Neurologic symptoms of depression, somnolence, confusion, and neuropathy (due to impaired sphingosine synthesis) and microcytic anemia [27] [28] Uncommon, although it may be observed in certain conditions, such as end-stage kidney diseases or malabsorption syndromes , such as celiac disease , Crohn disease or ulcerative colitis .

  7. Keltie Knight Reveals She Has a Blood Disorder and Needs a ...

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    News article published on Monday, March 18, while also sharing that she has a blood disorder called microcytic anemia. (According to the Cleveland Clinic, microcytic anemia happens when a person ...

  8. List of hematologic conditions - Wikipedia

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    Aplastic anemia is a condition where bone marrow does not produce sufficient new cells to replenish blood cells. [27] Autoimmune hemolytic anemia: D59.0-D59.1: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is a type of hemolytic anemia where the body's immune system attacks its own red blood cells (RBCs), leading to their destruction .

  9. Neurologists reveal 15 subtle migraine symptoms — that aren't ...

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    Migraine prodrome phase symptoms. There are four possible phases of a migraine attack: prodrome, aura, attack and post-drome, the Mayo Clinic explains. Not everyone who gets a migraine attack will ...