Anemias en el anciano y su tratamiento

  1. Rico Irles, José
Revue:
Actualidad médica

ISSN: 0365-7965

Année de publication: 2011

Tomo: 96

Número: 783

Pages: 23-29

Type: Article

D'autres publications dans: Actualidad médica

Résumé

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.