📂 Diseases
hypochromic microcytic anemia — Definition
Hipokrom mikrositik anemi / hypochromic microcytic anemia
It is a kind of anemia that red blood cells are small (microcyctic) and the content of hemoglobin is decreased (hythrom). Usually iron deficiency is associated with conditions such as anemia, talasemi or chronic disease anemia. The average corps in laboratory findings are low in volume (MCV) and the concentration of average corps hemoglobin (MCHC). The treatment is aimed at underlying cause; iron supplement in the lack of iron, talasemide, supporting care is applied.
Disease Definition
🔬 Disease Definition
Hipokromik mikrositik anemi, eritrositlerin normalden küçük (mikrositik) ve hemoglobin içeriğinin azalmış (hipokromik) olduğu bir anemi türüdür. En sık demir eksikliği anemisi olarak görülür.
🧬 Causes & Risk Factors
Demir eksikliği (kan kaybı, yetersiz alım, emilim bozukluğu), talasemiler, kronik hastalık anemisi, sideroblastik anemi, kurşun zehirlenmesi.
🩺 Symptoms & Signs
Yorgunluk, halsizlik, soluk cilt, nefes darlığı, baş dönmesi, çarpıntı, tırnaklarda kırılma, dilde düzleşme, pika (buz, toprak yeme isteği).
📋 Diagnostic Methods
Tam kan sayımı (MCV düşük, MCH düşük, MCHC düşük), periferik yayma (mikrositik, hipokromik eritrositler), serum ferritin, demir, total demir bağlama kapasitesi, hemoglobin elektroforezi (talasemi şüphesinde).
💊 Treatment Options
Altta yatan nedene yönelik: Demir eksikliğinde oral veya intravenöz demir replasmanı, talasemide kan transfüzyonu ve folik asit, kronik hastalıkta altta yatan hastalığın tedavisi.
⚠️ Complications
Kardiyak yetmezlik, büyüme geriliği (çocuklarda), enfeksiyonlara yatkınlık, nörolojik gelişim bozuklukları (demir eksikliğinde).
Frequently Asked Questions
❓ What is Hipokrom mikrositik anemi?
Hipokrom mikrositik anemi; it is a kind of anemia that red blood cells are small (microcyctic) and the content of hemoglobin is decreased (hythrom). Usually iron deficiency is associated with conditions such as anemia, talasemi or chronic disease anemia. The average corps in laboratory findings are low in volume (MCV) and the concentration of average corps hemoglobin (MCHC). The treatment is aimed at underlying cause; iron supplement in the lack of iron, talasemide, supporting care is applied.
❓ What is hypochromic microcytic anemia in Turkish?
The Turkish equivalent of "hypochromic microcytic anemia" is Hipokrom mikrositik anemi.
❓ Which medical field is Hipokrom mikrositik anemi related to?
This term belongs to the Diseases category.