Avtor/Urednik		Gradišnik, Suzana; Pahor, Artur
Naslov		Anemija in revmatoidni artritis
Prevedeni naslov		Anaemia and rheumatoid arthritis
Tip		članek
Vir		In: Hojs R, Krajnc I, editors. Zbornik predavanj in praktikum 9. srečanje internistov in zdravnikov splošne medicine Iz prakse za prakso z mednarodno udeležbo; 1998 maj 8-9; Maribor. Maribor: Splošna bolnišnica Maribor,
Leto izdaje		1998
Obseg		str. 81-8
Jezik		slo
Abstrakt		In patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), anemia is usually normocytic, normochromic, more rarely hypochromic, and it is most often the result of chronic inflammation. Therefore a blockage of the release of stored iron from the macrophages to the circulation occurs despite sufficient amounts of iron in the organism. The erythrocyte life-span is also shortened. Furthermore, iron deficiency was detected in 52% of patients, vitamin B12 deficiency in 29% and folic acid deficiency in 21% of patients. Anti-inflammatory drugs also play a significant role in the occurrence of anemia, and nonsteroid antiphlogistics in particular as they cause ulcer disease and concealed blood loss through feces. Considering all th above stated facts, the causes of anemia in RA are most often combined and complex. Treatment is usually connected with successful treatment of the basic disease.
Deskriptorji		ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID ANEMIA