[Causes of iron-deficiency anaemia in the internal medecine department of the national teaching hospital of Ouagadougou].
This retrospective study in the internal medicine department of the national teaching hospital of Ouagadougou was conducted to identify the main causes of iron-deficiency anaemia. Among the 65 subjects meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria, mean haemoglobin was 7.5 g/dl, with mean serum ferritin 8.9 microg/l among women and 15.5 microg/l among men. The most common cause was chronic blood loss, and hookworm was a major cause in 19.6% of cases. These results suggest the need for preventive measures against iron deficiency and for reinforcement of the fight against diseases producing fecal blood loss.
Nacoulma
Eric William Camille
EW
Service de médecine interne du CHU Yalgado Ouédraogo, 01 BP 2251 Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso. Newcool18@Hotmail.com
Sakande
Jean
J
Ouermi
Alain
A
Tieno
Hervé
H
Drabo
Youssoufou Joseph
YJ
D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D002050:Burkina Faso; D005260:Female; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies