36 KB112 KB18 KB192920262008Skopec, BarbaraZver, Samoštevilka:15 straniletnik:77str. I-161-I-165ISSN:1318-0347COBISSID:24134105URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-FEYTXPIOslSlovensko zdravniško društvoZdravniški vestnikAnemia, Iron-DeficiencyanemijaAnemija, železo, pomanjkanjeEritrociti, štetjeEritrociti, značilnostiErythrocyte CountErythrocyte IndicesFeritinFerritinhematologijakrvne bolezniLeukopeniaLevkopenijapomanjkanje železatherapyThrombocytosisTrombocitozazdravljenjeReaktivne spremembe krvne slike in osnove zdravljenja anemije zaradi pomanjkanja železa| Reactive changes in complete blood count and basic treatment of iron deficiency anemia|Background Iron deficiency anemia is the most frequently encountered type of anemia and is often the cause of visit to the outpatient clinic. Besides the expected changes in complete blood count, we were interested in reactive thrombocytosis and leucopenia in analyzed patients. Methods We retrospectivelyanalyzed 35 patients diagnosed with microcytic anemia, that were sent to our outpatient clinic in the period of 21 months. The average agewas 41 years, ranging from 21 to 74 years. There were 34 females and one male in the group. We only included patients with initial and follow-up laboratory test results that included complete blood count, serum iron, ferritin levels, and total iron binding capacity (TIBC). Results After oral iron replacement therapy, the blood hemoglobin levels and serum ferritin levels returned to the normal range in all our patients. Initially, thrombocytosis was present in 20/35 patients and persisted only in 4 after successful treatment. There was only one case of initial leucopenia that was corrected with iron deficiency anemia correction. Conclusions Iron deficiency anemia is often accompanied by reactive thrombocytosis and not so often by leucopenia. In most cases they are transient if the treatment of iron deficiency anemia is successfulTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaSlovensko zdravniško društvo