Serum hepcidin level with iron profile assay might replace bone marrow iron study as a diagnostic tool for evaluation of anemia in elderly without chronic renal disease

Serum hepcidin level with iron profile assay might replace bone marrow iron study as a diagnostic tool for evaluation of anemia in elderly without chronic renal disease

Background: The bone marrow iron study is the gold standard for differentiation of the two most common causes of anemia i.e. iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and anemia of chronic disease (ACD) in the elderly. However, it is often not feasible to do bone marrow examination (BME) in every elderly anemic...

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Main Authors: Sukdev Manna, Sankha Shubhra Chakrabarti, Rohit Singh, Indrajeet Singh Gambhir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
anemia of chronic diseases
hepcidin
iron deficiency anemia
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_34_24
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