Anemia of chronic inflammation
(ACI; NEJM 2012;366:4)
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↓ RBC production due to impaired iron utilization and functional iron deficiency from ↑ hepcidin; cytokines (IL-6, TNF-α) cause ↓ Epo responsiveness/production
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(ACI; NEJM 2012;366:4)
↓ RBC production due to impaired iron utilization and functional iron deficiency from ↑ hepcidin; cytokines (IL-6, TNF-α) cause ↓ Epo responsiveness/production