Types of Anemia
1. Hypoproliferative anemia
(Resulting from defective RBC Production)
Iron deficiency anemia
Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia (megaloblastic)
Folate deficiency
Decreased erythropoietin production (e.g. from renal dysfunction)
Cancer / inflammation
2. Anemia resulting from bleeding
(Loss of RBC )
Bleeding from gastrointestinal tract, menorrhagia, epistaxis, trauma
3. Hemolytic anemia
( RBC Destruction)
Sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, other hemoglobinopathies
Hypersplenism
Drug induced anemia
Autoimmune anemia
Mechanical destruction by heart valves
The most common types of anaemia are
Iron deficiency anaemia
Thalassaemia
Aplastic anaemia
Haemolytic anaemia
Sickle cell anaemia
Pernicious anaemia
