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Anaemia of chronic disease

Última revisión: 8 Dec 2025
Última actualización: 14 Aug 2025

Resumen

Definición

Anamnesis y examen

Principales factores de diagnóstico

  • presence of risk factors
  • systemic symptoms of underlying condition
  • absent history of bleeding
  • physical finding suggesting infection
  • physical finding suggesting neoplasm
  • physical finding suggesting autoimmune disorder
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Otros factores de diagnóstico

  • absent history of high alcohol intake
  • absent history of exposure to chemicals and radiation
  • absent history of drugs known to be associated with risk of anaemia
  • absent history of poor nutrition
  • decreased exercise tolerance
  • shortness of breath with exercise
  • fatigue
  • pallor
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Factores de riesgo

  • autoimmune disorders
  • malignancy
  • acute or chronic infection
  • critical illness, major trauma, or major surgery with delayed recovery
  • chronic disease
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Pruebas diagnósticas

Primeras pruebas diagnósticas para solicitar

  • Hb
  • WBC and differential
  • platelet count
  • mean corpuscular volume (MCV)
  • mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC)
  • peripheral blood smear
  • serum ferritin
  • serum iron
  • total iron-binding capacity
  • transferrin saturation
  • absolute reticulocyte count
  • serum creatinine
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Pruebas diagnósticas que deben considerarse

  • C-reactive protein (CRP)
  • erythrocyte sedimentation rate
  • serum B12
  • serum folate
  • thyroid function tests
  • LFTs
  • indirect and direct bilirubin
  • LDH
  • erythropoietin
  • haemoglobin electrophoresis
  • bone marrow biopsy
  • soluble transferrin receptor
  • ratio of soluble transferrin receptor to log ferritin
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Algoritmo de tratamiento

Agudo

mild to moderate anaemia (haemoglobin [Hb] 80 to 110 g/L [8 to 11 g/dL])

severe (Hb <80 g/L [<8 g/dL]) or life-threatening (Hb <65 g/L [<6.5 g/dL]) anaemia

Colaboradores

Autores

Marina Beltrami Moreira, MD

Assistant Professor

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Columbus

OH

Divulgaciones

MBM declares that she has no competing interests.

Agradecimientos

Dr Marina Beltrami Moreira would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Eric Kraut, Dr Marium Husain, Dr Alice Ma, Dr Damon Houghton, Dr Marco Giovannini, Dr Pasquale Niscola, Dr Karen D. Serrano, Dr Robert D. Woodson, and Dr Kiranveer Kaur, previous contributors to this topic. EK, MH, AM, DH, MG, PN, KDS, RDW, and KK declare that they have no competing interests.

Revisores por pares

Sean R. Lynch, MD

Professor of Clinical Medicine

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Norfolk

VA

Divulgaciones

SRL declares that he has no competing interests.

Christopher Pechlaner, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Innsbruck Medical University

Innsbruck

Austria

Divulgaciones

CP declares that he has no competing interests.

Robert Chen, MD

Hematology/Oncology Fellow

Department of Medical Oncology

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Denver

CO

Divulgaciones

RC declares that he has no competing interests.

Brady Stein, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Northwestern University

Evanston

IL

Divulgaciones

BS declares that he has no competing interests.

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Referencias

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Artículos principales

KDIGO Anemia Work Group. KDIGO clinical practice guideline for anemia in chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int Suppl. 2012;2(4):279-335.Texto completo

Bohlius J, Bohlke K, Castelli R, et al. Management of cancer-associated anemia with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents: ASCO/ASH clinical practice guideline update. J Clin Oncol. 2019 Apr 10;37(15):1336-51.Texto completo  Resumen

National Comprehensive Cancer Network. NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology: hematopoietic growth factors [internet publication].Texto completo

Aapro M, Beguin Y, Bokemeyer C, et al. Management of anaemia and iron deficiency in patients with cancer: ESMO clinical practice guidelines. Ann Oncol. 2018 Oct 1;29(suppl 4):iv271.Texto completo

Artículos de referencia

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