International Journal of General Medicine (Aug 2021)

Investigation and Analysis of Iron-Deficiency Anemia Complicated by Splenomegaly

  • Wei Y,
  • He Y,
  • Guo X,
  • Lin X,
  • Zhu H,
  • Guo X

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 14
pp. 4155 – 4159

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Yan-hui Wei,1 Yu-zhuo He,2 Xiao-yan Guo,1 Xiao-yan Lin,2 Hong-bin Zhu,2 Xue-jun Guo2 1Department of Graduate School, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province, 453003, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Hematology, Puyang Oilfield General Hospital, Puyang, Henan Province, 457000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Xue-jun GuoDepartment of Hematology, Puyang Oilfield General Hospital, Puyang, Henan Province, 457000, People’s Republic of ChinaTel/Fax +86-13903930612Email [email protected]: This study aimed to determine the incidence of iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) complicated by splenomegaly in our hospital over the past 6 years and to analyze the possible causes of this result.Methods: This is a retrospective study. In total, 668 patients with IDA who were hospitalized in the hematology department of our hospital from 2013 to 2019 were selected as the research subjects and included in the IDA group, and 3201 patients who underwent outpatient physical examinations in our hospital during the same period were included in the control group. The incidences of splenomegaly in the IDA and control groups were calculated, and the difference was analyzed by means of statistical methods.Results: Among the 668 IDA patients, 46 (6.9%) had splenomegaly, and among the 3201 patients in the control group, 21 had splenomegaly (0.7%). The incidence of splenomegaly was significantly higher in the IDA group than in the control group, and the severity of anemia in the IDA group was associated with the occurrence of splenomegaly. Specifically, the incidence of splenomegaly was 12.4% among patients with severe anemia and as high as 50% among patients with extremely severe anemia.Conclusion: IDA is correlated with the incidence of splenomegaly, and the incidence of splenomegaly significantly increases as the severity of IDA increases. This is considered to be caused by extramedullary hematopoiesis.Keywords: iron-deficiency anemia, splenomegaly, extramedullary hematopoiesis, cytokines

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