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Clinical Features

By Centro Medico Excel
Posted on 11/17/2011

Symptoms depend on which type of anemia you have, but those common to most types of anemia include:

·         Fatigue and lassitude

·         Pallor of the skin and mucous membranes

·         Breathlessness on exertion

·         A rapid pulse or palpitations (the sensation of feeling your heartbeat thumping in your chest.

·         Dizziness and giddiness

·         Burning sensation in the tongue

·         Sores at the corners of the mouth

·         Smooth tongue

·         Brittle nails and hair

·         Difficulty in swallowing

·         Dimness of vision

·         Burning sensation in the tongue

·         Headache

·         Insomnia

·         Palpitations

·         Anorexia

·         Indigestion

·         Tingling and "pins and needles" in the fingers and toes (in advanced cases of B 12 and Folic Acid deficiency)

·         Ankle swelling, angina, and cardiac failure in severe cases

·         Other symptoms may depend on the underlying cause of anemia.