State of Melanoma
The last 30 years has seen a revolution in melanoma. Fundamental elements of the surgical, adjuvant medical, and systemic therapy for the disease have been significantly altered toward improved management and…
Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Monitor Iron Overload
Treatment of iron overload requires robust estimates of total-body iron burden and its response to iron chelation therapy. Compliance with chelation therapy varies considerably among patients, and individual reporting is…
Transfusional Iron Overload and Iron Chelation Therapy in Thalassemia Major and Sickle Cell Disease
Iron overload is an inevitable consequence of blood transfusions and is often accompanied by increased iron absorption from the gut. Chelation therapy is necessary to prevent the consequences of hemosiderosis….
Diagnosis and Management of Iron Deficiency Anemia
Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is a common hematologic condition, affecting a substantial proportion of the world’s women and young children. Optimal management of IDA requires an accurate diagnosis, identification and…
Sideroblastic Anemia
Sideroblastic anemias (SAs) may be acquired or congenital and share the features of disrupted utilization of iron in the erythroblast, ineffective erythropoiesis, and variable systemic iron overload. Congenital forms can…
The Pathophysiology of Transfusional Iron Overload
The pathophysiologic consequences of transfusional iron overload (TIO) as well as the benefits of iron chelation therapy are best described in thalassemia major, although TIO is increasingly seen in other…
Iron-Refractory Iron Deficiency Anemia (IRIDA)
Iron deficiency anemia is a common global problem whose etiology is typically attributed to acquired inadequate dietary intake and/or chronic blood loss. However, in several kindreds multiple family members are…
Anemia of Inflammation
Anemia of inflammation (AI, also called anemia of chronic disease) is a common, typically normocytic, normochromic anemia that is caused by an underlying inflammatory disease. It is diagnosed when serum…
Diagnostic Evaluation of Hereditary Hemochromatosis (HFE and Non-HFE)
The management and understanding of hereditary hemochromatosis have evolved with recent advances in iron biology and the associated discovery of numerous genes involved in iron metabolism. HFE -related (type 1)…
Iron Disorders
Matthew M. Heeney, MD, Editor Alan R. Cohen, MD, Editor Ferric (Fe +3 ) iron is ubiquitous in the earth’s environment and an essential metal in the biological processes of…
