title: Iron Deficiency Anemia.
abstract: Iron deficiency is one of the most common causes of anemia. The 2 main etiologies of iron deficiency are blood loss due to menstrual periods and blood loss due to gastrointestinal bleeding. Beyond anemia, lack of iron has protean manifestations, including fatigue, hair loss, and restless legs. The most efficient test for the diagnosis of iron deficiency is the serum ferritin. Iron replacement can be done orally, or in patients in whom oral iron is not effective or contraindicated, with intravenous iron.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology/Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, MC L586, 3181 Southwest Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA. Electronic address: delought@ohsu.edu.
authors.forename: Thomas G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: DeLoughery
mesh_terms: D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D004032:Diet; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D006403:Hematologic Tests; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007501:Iron
keywords: Ferritin; Inflammatory bowel disease; Iron; TMPRSS6; Ulcers