Revisiting Iron Metabolism, Iron Homeostasis and Iron Deficiency Anemia.

Background: Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is one of the commonest clinical scenarios especially in children, women of childbearing age, and elders. The crux of this review was revisiting iron homeostasis, mechanism of iron absorption, causes, laboratory diagnosis, and management of IDA.

Methods: This narrative review is compiled after a relevant literature search from electronic databases including, but not limited to, Google, Google Scholar, PMC, PubMed, Science Direct, and Scopus.

Prevalence of A and AB Subgroups and Anti-A Antibody in Blood Donors in Jazan, Saudi Arabia.

Purpose: A and AB are rare phenotypes of the ABO blood group system. Some individuals with A and AB may have anti-A antibodies that may be clinically significant or insignificant. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of A, AB phenotypes and anti-A antibodies in blood donors in Jazan, Saudi Arabia.

Effect of Intravenous Iron Supplementation on Hepcidin Levels in Iron Deficient Pregnant Females in Second and Third Trimester.

Objective of the study was to assess effect of iron therapy on serum hepcidin levels in iron deficient pregnant women and its correlation with hemoglobin, serum iron profile and C-reactive protein (CRP). A total of 100 pregnant women were enrolled in the study; 25 were included in the "control group" having normal hematological and biochemical parameters while 75 iron deficient pregnant women were enrolled in the "patient group" with low hematological and biochemical parameters. CRP was done to rule out inflammation and to observe its association with hepcidin.

Disorders associated with malabsorption of iron: A critical review.

Malabsorption is a disorder of the gastrointestinal tract that leads to defective digestion, absorption and transport of important nutrients across the intestinal wall. Small intestine is the major site where most of the nutrients are absorbed. There are three main mechanisms of malabsorption; premucosal, mucosal and postmucosal.