Anemia in inflammatory bowel disease: a neglected issue with relevant effects.

ABSTRACT: Anemia, a common complication associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is frequently overlooked in the management of IBD patients. Unfortunately, it represents one of the major causes of both decreased quality of life and increased hospital admissions among this population. Anemia in IBD is pathogenically complex, with several factors contributing to its development. While iron deficiency is the most common cause, vitamin B12 and folic acid deficiencies, along with the effects of pro-inflammatory cytokines, hemolysis, drug therapies, and myelosuppression, have also been identified as the underlying etiology in a number of patients. Each of these etiological factors thus needs to be identified and corrected in order to effectively manage anemia in IBD. Because the diagnosis of anem

SUBMITTER: Guagnozzi D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3974521 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature