Anemia and diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

Abstract

Anemias are often associated with the pathology of the digestive system. This literature review presents data on the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of iron defi ciency, B12-defi ciency, folate defi ciency anemias, as well as anemia of chronic diseases and autoimmune hemolytic anemias associated with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.