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Anaemia - iron deficiency - Management
What are the signs?
- There may be no signs, even if the person has severe anaemia.
- Pallor may be observed even with mild anaemia:
- Less commonly:
- Atrophic glossitis.
- Angular cheilosis (ulceration of the corners of the mouth).
- Nail changes, such as longitudinal ridging and koilonychia (spoon-shaped nails).
- Tachycardia, murmurs, cardiac enlargement, and heart failure may occur if anaemia is severe (haemoglobin < 8 g/dL).
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