Catalog

Acquired iron deficiency anaemia

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Acquired iron deficiency anaemia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/84542709

Anaemia characterised by decreased or absent iron stores, low serum iron concentration, low transferrin saturation, and low haemoglobin concentration or haematocrit value. The erythrocytes are hypochromic and microcytic and the iron binding capacity is increased.