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Anemia por enfermedad crónica - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Anemia por inflamación

Tratamiento:

La anemia con frecuencia es tan leve que no requiere ningún tratamiento y probablemente mejorará cuando se trate la enfermedad que la está causando.

La afección rara vez es tan grave como para requerir una transfusión de sangre.

Algunas veces, se pueden usar suplementos de hierro, aunque sólo para pacientes cuyos niveles de este elemento estén bajos. Tomar pastillas que contengan hierro cuando el cuerpo no lo necesita puede llevar a que se presenten problemas de salud serios. Siempre consulte primero con el médico.

Para algunas afecciones, como la nefropatía crónica, se puede administrar un medicamento llamado eritropoyetina, el cual estimula a la médula ósea a producir más glóbulos rojos.

Pronóstico:

La anemia mejorará cuando se trate de manera efectiva la enfermedad que la está causando.

Posibles complicaciones:

La complicación principal es el malestar ocasionado por los síntomas en la mayoría de los casos. La anemia está asociada con un riesgo mayor de muerte en pacientes con insuficiencia cardíaca.

Cuándo contactar a un profesional médico:

Solicite una cita con el médico si tiene un trastorno crónico y desarrolla síntomas de anemia.

  • Reviewed last on: 2/28/2011
  • David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.; Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital.

Referencias

Gardner LB, Benz Jr EJ. Anemia of chronic diseases. In: Hoffman R, Benz EJ, Shattil SS, et al., eds. Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 37.

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