What are the differential diagnoses (D/D) of anaemia?
These are the causes of ‘pallor without anaemia’, and are enlisted below:
1. Peripheral circulatory failure, shock (ashen-grey pallor), exposure to cold
2. Acute myocardial infarction
3. Myxoedema
4. Nephrotic syndrome
5. Tight aortic stenosis (AS) or mitral stenosis (MS)
6. Others: Vasovagal attack, thick skin (e.g., scleroderma), Sheehan’s syndrome,
exposure to cold, night workers, fright, anasarca.
These are the causes of ‘pallor without anaemia’, and are enlisted below:
1. Peripheral circulatory failure, shock (ashen-grey pallor), exposure to cold
2. Acute myocardial infarction
3. Myxoedema
4. Nephrotic syndrome
5. Tight aortic stenosis (AS) or mitral stenosis (MS)
6. Others: Vasovagal attack, thick skin (e.g., scleroderma), Sheehan’s syndrome,
exposure to cold, night workers, fright, anasarca.