2016/07/01 by S. Chikazawa, Seishiro Chikazawa, Mark Dunning +1
Medicine · #Blood groups and transfusion #Genital Health and Disease #Iron Metabolism and Disorders
paper · doi:10.1111/jsap.12498
crossref issued 2016/07/01 · crossref published 2016/07/01 · crossref published-print 2016/07/01 · openalex publication_date 2016/07/01 · crossref published-online 2016/07/05 · crossref created 2016/07/05 · crossref deposited 2025/06/03 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · crossref indexed 2026/07/27 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Anaemia of inflammatory disease is a common cause of anaemia in routine veterinary practice. It is most often mild to moderate, normocytic, normochromic and non-regenerative. Shortened red cell life span, inhibition of iron metabolism and impaired bone marrow response to erythropoietin all contribute to its development. Although anaemia of inflammatory disease is a well-known cause of anaemia in dogs and cats, there is a lack of epidemiological information because specific diagnostic criteria have not been established in veterinary species. Anaemia of inflammatory disease is associated with a poor outcome in various disease states in human medicine; however, its clinical significance and treatment in veterinary medicine are not well understood. This review article describes anaemia of inflammatory disease in dogs and cats and considers its potential significance.