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- Title
The Significance of Serum Transferrin Receptor Levels in the Diagnosis of the Coexistence of Anemia of Chronic Disease and Iron Deficiency Anemia.
- Authors
Yokus, Osman; Yilmaz, Bilal; Albayrak, Murat; Balcik, Ozlem Sahin; Helvaci, Mehmet Rami; Sennaroglu, Engin
- Abstract
Objective: 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 diffi cult to diagnose iron defi ciency anemia coexisting with anemia of chronic disease. Materials and Methods: To determine the level of transferrin receptor in subjects, 30 patients with iron defi ciency anemia, 30 patients with anemia of chronic disease and 30 patients with both diseases were included in the study. Results: Mean serum transferrin receptor levels were 5.99±2.98 mg/L in the iron deficiency anemia group, 1.90±1.15 mg/L in the anemia of chronic disease group and 3.07±0.90 mg/L in the combination group. Comparing groups with each other revealed signifi cant diff erences (p<0.05). Conclusion: It is concluded that the assessment of serum transferrin receptor levels is a useful method for the diagnosis of iron defi ciency anemia in patients.
- Subjects
IRON deficiency anemia diagnosis; TRANSFERRIN; SERUM; ANEMIA; CHRONIC diseases; HEMOGLOBINS; STATISTICAL correlation; PATIENTS
- Publication
Eurasian Journal of Medicine, 2011, Vol 43, Issue 1, p9
- ISSN
1308-8734
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5152/eajm.2011.02