Anaemia Symptoms

Symptoms

There are many potential causes of anaemia.
The most common symptom of all types of anaemia is a feeling of fatigue and a lack of energy.
Other common symptoms may include:

• Paleness of skin
• Fast or irregular heartbeat
• Shortness of breath
• Chest pain
• Headache
• Light-headedness

In mild cases, there may be few or no symptoms.

Some forms of anaemia can have specific symptoms:

• Aplastic anaemia: fever, frequent infections, and skin rashes
• Folic acid deficiency anaemia: irritability, diarrhoea, and a smooth tongue
• Haemolytic anaemia: jaundice, dark coloured urine, fever, and abdominal pains
• Sickle cell anaemia: painful swelling of the feet and hands, fatigue, and jaundice

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