Anemia, Iron-Deficiency

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Anemia characterized by decreased or absent iron stores, low serum iron concentration, low transferrin saturation, and low hemoglobin concentration or hematocrit value. The erythrocytes are hypochromic and microcytic and the iron binding capacity is increased.

Descriptor ID	D018798
MeSH Number(s)	C15.378.071.196.300 C18.452.565.100
Concept/Terms	Anemia, Iron-Deficiency Anemia, Iron-Deficiency Anemia, Iron Deficiency Iron-Deficiency Anemia Iron Deficiency Anemia Iron-Deficiency Anemias Iron Deficiency Anemias Anemias, Iron-Deficiency Anemias, Iron Deficiency

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Diseases [C]
Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases [C15]
Hematologic Diseases [C15.378]
Anemia [C15.378.071]
Anemia, Hypochromic [C15.378.071.196]
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency [C15.378.071.196.300]
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases [C18]
Metabolic Diseases [C18.452]
Iron Metabolism Disorders [C18.452.565]
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency [C18.452.565.100]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
2005	0	1	1
2007	1	0	1
2008	1	0	1
2012	1	1	2
2013	1	0	1
2015	0	1	1
2016	3	0	3
2017	2	0	2
2018	2	0	2
2019	3	0	3
2021	1	0	1
2022	1	0	1
2023	2	0	2
2024	2	0	2
2025	1	0	1

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Derman RJ, Bellad MB, Somannavar MS, Bhandari S, Mehta S, Mehta S, Sharma DK, Yogeshkumar S, Charantimath U, Patil AP, Mallapur AA, Ramadurg U, Sangavi R, Patil PS, Roy S, Vastrad P, Shekhar C, Leiby BE, Hartman RL, Georgieff M, Mennemeyer S, Aghai Z, Thind S, Boelig RC. Single-dose intravenous iron vs oral iron for treatment of maternal iron deficiency anemia: a randomized clinical trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Aug; 233(2):120.e1-120.e18.

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Levy AT, Weingarten SJ, Robinson K, Suner T, McLaren RA, Saad A, Al-Kouatly HB. Recombinant erythropoietin for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy: A systematic review. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2025 Jan; 168(1):35-42.

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Short V, Allen R, Earley CJ, Bahrain H, Rineer S, Kashi K, Gerb J, Auerbach M. A randomized double-blind pilot study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of intravenous iron versus oral iron for the treatment of restless legs syndrome in patients with iron deficiency anemia. Am J Hematol. 2024 06; 99(6):1077-1083.

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Kennady G, Afridi F, Neumann D, Amendolia B, Kilic N, Bhat V, Bhandari V, Aghai ZH. Iron Deficiency Prior to Discharge in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: Screening with Reticulocyte Hemoglobin Content. Am J Perinatol. 2024 08; 41(11):1560-1566.

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Derman RJ, Patted A. Overview of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in women and girls of reproductive age. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2023 Aug; 162 Suppl 2:78-82.

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Auerbach M, Achebe MM, Thomsen LL, Derman RJ. Efficacy and safety of ferric derisomaltose (FDI) compared with iron sucrose (IS) in patients with iron deficiency anemia after bariatric surgery. Obes Surg. 2022 03; 32(3):810-818.

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Derman RJ, Goudar SS, Thind S, Bhandari S, Aghai Z, Auerbach M, Boelig R, Charantimath US, Frasso R, Ganachari MS, Gaur KL, Georgieff MK, Jaeger F, Yogeshkumar S, Lalakia P, Leiby B, Majumdar M, Mehta A, Mehta S, Mehta S, Mennemeyer ST, Revankar AP, Sharma DK, Short V, Somannavar MS, Wallace D, Shah H, Singh M, Askari S, Bellad MB. RAPIDIRON: Reducing Anaemia in Pregnancy in India-a 3-arm, randomized-controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of oral iron with single-dose intravenous iron in the treatment of iron deficiency anaemia in pregnant women and reducing low birth weight deliveries. Trials. 2021 Sep 23; 22(1):649.

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Auerbach M, Henry D, Derman RJ, Achebe MM, Thomsen LL, Glaspy J. A prospective, multi-center, randomized comparison of iron isomaltoside 1000 versus iron sucrose in patients with iron deficiency anemia; the FERWON-IDA trial. Am J Hematol. 2019 09; 94(9):1007-1014.

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Auerbach M, Abernathy J, Juul S, Short V, Derman R. Prevalence of iron deficiency in first trimester, nonanemic pregnant women. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2021 Mar; 34(6):1002-1005.

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Juul SE, Derman RJ, Auerbach M. Perinatal Iron Deficiency: Implications for Mothers and Infants. Neonatology. 2019; 115(3):269-274.

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