Study of various aetiological factors and clinical patterns of anaemia
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Present study was undertaken at general hospital, Solapur. To study various aetiological factors and clinical patterns of anaemia’s. The study included 100 consecutive patients (50 males, 50 females), with age ranging from 16 to 65 years. Patients having haemoglobin less than 9 gram % were studied. Each patient was subjected to detail history, physical examinations and following investigations; haemoglobin %, peripheral smear examination, ESR, urinalysis, bone marrow exam, serum iron, iron binding capacity, ECG and X-ray chest. Symptoms observed were tiredness in 100 patients, giddiness in 69 patients, swelling over legs and face in 43, breathlessness in 19, palpitation in 15 patients. Bone marrow aspiration showed predominantly megaloblastic in 24 patients, normal in 65 patients. In 5 patients bone marrow tissue was not seen. 100 patients of anaemia were evaluated clinically as well as by laboratory methods. Etiological factors leading to anaemia were analysed in these patients. Types of anaemia in patients were 1. Iron deficiency 44, dimorphic 20, megaloblastic 19, normocytic in 7 and aplastic anaemia in 4 cases. 2. Aetiological breakup was nutritional deficiency 33, chronic blood loss 29, worm infestation 20, chronic infection 14, other cause in 19 patients.
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Neelima S Deshpande, G R Kulkarni, P M Kulkarni, Rajaram Powar
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