title: [Nutritional anemias in elderly patients].
abstract: Nutritional deficiencies cause one third of the cases of anemia in the elderly. The urgency of anemia management in elderly patients depends on tolerance and repercussions, rather than only on the hemoglobin level. Iron, vitamin B12 and folate are the most common deficiencies, and their levels should be tested. Chronic gastrointestinal bleeding is the principal cause of iron-deficiency anemia. Management is based on supplementation combined with effective etiological treatment.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine interne, diabète et maladies métaboliques, Clinique médicale B, Hôpital civil, Hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, F-67091 Strasbourg Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Serraj
authors.forename: Laure
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Federici
authors.forename: Georges
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kaltenbach
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Andrès
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000740:Anemia / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D003677:Deficiency Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans