Anemias en el anciano y su tratamiento
ISSN: 0365-7965
Datum der Publikation: 2011
Band: 96
Nummer: 783
Seiten: 23-29
Art: Artikel
Andere Publikationen in: Actualidad médica
Zusammenfassung
Anemia of uncertain origin is very common in the elderly population. In bone marrow there is a tendency to the appearance of fatty substance that replaces the normal tissue. Second is shown that the responsiveness of the bone marrow is attenuated and the presence of any malignancy is more common after this age. This leads to the appearance of some kind of disruption in the hematopoietic system. The objective of this review is to analyze the most common causes of anemia in the elderly and review the possible treatments.