Misdiagnosis of Iron deficiency anemia

Alternative diagnoses list for Iron deficiency anemia:

For a diagnosis of Iron deficiency anemia, the following list of conditions have been mentioned in sources as possible alternative diagnoses to consider during the diagnostic process for Iron deficiency anemia:

• Anemia - other types than iron deficiency anemia.
• Sickle Cell Anemia
• Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
• Pernicious anemia
• Thalassemia
• Anaemia of chronic disease
• Sideroblastic anaemia
• Lead poisoning

Diseases for which Iron deficiency anemia may be an alternative diagnosis

The other diseases for which Iron deficiency anemia is listed as a possible alternative diagnosis in their lists include:

• Celiac Disease
• Hair loss
• Lead poisoning
• Thalassemia

Iron deficiency anemia: Hidden Causes Misdiagnosed?

Causes of Iron deficiency anemia may include these medical conditions:

• Iron deficiency
• Pregnancy - creates the need for extra iron.
• Poor diet - lack of iron
  • Vegetarian diet
• more causes...»

Iron deficiency anemia Diagnosis: Book Excerpts

• Ask the following questions - ANEMIA
• Ask the Following Questions - FATIGUE
• Differential Diagnosis - Anemia
• Differential Diagnosis - Fatigue
• Differential Diagnosis - Anemia
• Differential Diagnosis - Fatigue
• Differential Diagnosis - Pallor
• Approach to the Diagnosis - ANEMIA
• Approach to the Diagnosis - PALLOR OF THE FACE, NAILS, OR CONJUNCTIVA
• Approach to the Diagnosis - WEAKNESS AND FATIGUE, GENERALIZED
• History and physical examination - Fatigue
• History and physical examination - Pallor
• Diagnosis - Folic acid deficiency anemia
• Diagnosis - Pernicious anemia
• Diagnosis - Sickle cell anemia
• Diagnosis - Sideroblastic anemias
• Diagnosis - Iron deficiency anemia
• Diagnosis - Aplastic anemias
• Diagnosis - Chronic fatigue syndrome
• History and physical examination - Fatigue
• History and physical examination - Pallor
• History - Fatigue
• Differential Overview - Anemia
• Differential Overview - Fatigue
• Diagnosis - Folic acid deficiency anemia
• Diagnosis - Pernicious anemia
• Diagnosis - Sickle cell anemia
• Diagnosis - Sideroblastic anemias
• Diagnosis - Iron deficiency anemia
• Diagnosis - Aplastic and hypoplastic anemias
• Diagnosis - Chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome
• History - Pallor
• History - Fatigue
• History - Pallor
• Clinical Features and Diagnosis - Fatigue
• Clinical Features and Diagnosis - Pallor (Anemia)
• History and physical examination - Fatigue
• History and physical examination - Pallor
• Approach to the Diagnosis - ANEMIA
• Approach to the Diagnosis - PALLOR OF THE FACE, NAILS, OR CONJUNCTIVA
• Approach to the Diagnosis - WEAKNESS AND FATIGUE, GENERALIZED

Iron deficiency anemia: Medical Mistakes

Related medical mistakes may include:

• Women's Health Mistakes:
  • Womens Health -- Health Mistakes
  • Contraception -- Health Mistakes
  • Fertility -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Iron deficiency anemia: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed conditions in related areas may include:

• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Common Misdiagnoses and Iron deficiency anemia

Unnecessary hysterectomies due to undiagnosed bleeding disorder in women: The bleeding disorder called Von Willebrand's disease is quite common in women, but often fails to be correctly diagnosed. Women with the condition tend to have heavy periods, since they actually have a bleeding disorder. Severe afflictions may result in the women receiving a hysterectomy unnecessarily, when the underlying cause has not been identified. See the introduction to Von Willebrand's disease and bleeding disorder.

ADHD diagnosis overlooked hidden nutritional disorder: The book "A Dose of Sanity" reports on a case of a boy diagnosed with ADHD and receiving Ritalin. His symptoms included tiredness, irritability, poor growth, and eating dirt and unusual foods (a symptom called "pica"). The corrected diagnosis was iron-deficiency anemia.

Cluster of diseases with difficult diagnosis issues: There is a well-known list of medical conditions that are all somewhat difficult to diagnose, and all can present in a variety of different severities. Diseases in this group include multiple sclerosis, lupus, Lyme disease, fibromyalgia, thyroid disorders (hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism), chronic fatigue syndrome, diabetes - all of these can have vague symptoms in their early presentations. Also, depression can have some symptoms similar to these conditions, and also the reverse, that many of these conditions can mimic depression and be misdiagnosed as depression.

Rare type of breast cancer without a lump: There is a less common form of breast cancer called inflammatory breast cancer. Its symptoms can be an inflammation of the breast tissue, such as with a breast rash with redness and warmth, but not necessarily a physical breast lump. This type of breast cancer should be considered as an uncommon possibility for certain types of breast symptoms.

Pituitary conditions often undiagnosed cause of symptoms: There are a variety of symptoms that can be caused by a pituitary disorder (see symptoms of pituitary disorders). For example, fatigue, headache, weight gain, diabetes-like symptoms, and various other symptoms. Pituitary tumors and other similar conditions are not as rare as physicians tend to believe. See introduction to pituitary conditions.

Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple sclerosis (see symptoms of multiple sclerosis). See symptoms of Vitamin B12 deficiency or misdiagnosis of multiple sclerosis.

Commmon case of iron deficeincy anaemia: Iron deficiency anaemia is a common cause of anaemia worldwide. It is the largest cause of microcytic hypochromic anaemia with its main differential diagnosis being thalassaemia and anaemia of chronic disease. It is differentiated from the other two conditions based on blood tests. It is very important to differentiate between iron deficiency anaemia and thalassaemia as the treatment in both the conditions are exactly opposite. In iron deficiency anaemia iron has to be supplemented but in case of thalassaemia the iron stores are normal and iron supplementation is contraindicated. Iron deficiency anaemia must be spotted early on in children as in the long run it affects their cognitive and psychomotor performance and late diagnosis in thalassaemia can cause lethargy, failure to thrive and jaundice.

Iron deficiency anemia: Rare Types

Rare types of medical disorders and diseases in related medical areas:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
• Women's General Health: rare types of diseases:
  • Heart Disease -- Rare Types
  • Heart Attack -- Rare Types
  • Thyroid Disease -- Rare Types
  • Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • High Cholesterol -- Rare Types
• Pregnancy: rare types of diseases:
  • Gestational Hypertension -- Rare Types
  • Gestational Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Eclampsia -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

General Misdiagnosis Articles

Read these general articles with an overview of misdiagnosis issues.

• Misdiagnosis Overview
• How Common is Misdiagnosis?
• Over-Diagnosed Diseases
• Under-Diagnosed Diseases
• Types of Misdiagnosis
• Wrong Type Misdiagnosis
• Why Does Misdiagnosis Occur?
• Difficult Diseases to Diagnose
• More premium medical articles ...

About misdiagnosis:

When checking for a misdiagnosis of Iron deficiency anemia or confirming a diagnosis of Iron deficiency anemia, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Iron deficiency anemia may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Iron deficiency anemia. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis.

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