Anemia Normochromic

Anemia of the normochromic type is one of the types of anemia, which is characterized by a decrease in the number of red blood cells and hemoglobin in the blood with normal color of red blood cells. This type of anemia is caused by a decrease in the activity of hemoglobin synthesis processes or increased destruction of red blood cells, which leads to a decrease in the amount of iron necessary to maintain normal hemoglobin concentrations.

A characteristic sign of normochromic anemia is the normal color of red blood cells, even with a decrease in their number. This is due to the presence of sufficient iron in the body. However, a decrease in hemoglobin levels can also be observed, sometimes with some manifestations of tissue hypoxia, including in kidney pathology, as well as a weakening of the immune system and weight loss.

Normochromic anemias can be caused by a variety of causes, including dietary iron deficiency, disruption of the bone marrow that produces red blood cells, and increased breakdown of red blood cells in the spleen. Other causes may include prolonged bleeding, infections, certain medications, blood loss through menstrual bleeding, or blood cancer.

One of the most common types of normochromic anemia is iron deficiency anemia, caused by a lack of iron intake or absorption by the body. In iron deficiency anemia, there is a pronounced deficiency of iron in the serum, but not in red blood cells, as the body tries to compensate for the missing iron by synthesizing hemoglobin from amino acids that do not contain iron - globin amino acids formed by bridges from DNA. These proteins provide the structure and function of hemoglobin and maintain the required level of hemoglobin with limited iron intake, which is reflected in the normal color of red blood cells.