title: The anaemia of infection.
abstract: Anaemia is a common finding in infected individuals, and in many cases is an indicator of disease activity and/or duration. The term 'anaemia of infection' refers to a specific syndrome related to the more broadly defined 'anaemia of chronic disease'. In this syndrome, cytokines produced as part of the host response to infection induce anaemia by well-defined pathophysiological mechanisms. In this chapter, the diagnosis, significance, pathophysiology and treatment of the anaemia of infection will be reviewed. Other mechanisms which can produce anaemia in infected individuals will also be reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Hematology/Oncology Division, Medical University of South Carolina, 903 CSB, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Means
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D016207:Cytokines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D016207:Cytokines