Anemias en el anciano y su tratamiento
ISSN: 0365-7965
Year of publication: 2011
Tome: 96
Issue: 783
Pages: 23-29
Type: Article
More publications in: Actualidad médica
Abstract
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.