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Sideroblastic Anemia Learning Center
Causes could include:
- Lead Poisoning
- Alcohol Abuse
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Drug Toxicity
- Folic Acid Deficien...
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copper deficiency
- Zinc poisoning
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The cause of sideroblastic anemia cannot always be identified. Drug toxicity, alcohol abuse, and lead poisoning are common causes of this condition. Sideroblastic anemia is also associated with: leukemia lymphoma ( cancer of the lymph glands) myel...
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Lead is a very strong poison. When a person swallows a lead object or breathes in lead dust, some of the poison can stay in the body and cause serious health problems.
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Lead poisoning occurs when a person swallows, absorbs, or inhales lead in any form. The result can be damaging Continuous exposure to lead can damage nearly every system in the human body and is particularly harmful to the developing brain of fetu...
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A toxic condition that results from the ingestion of lead, typically occurring in young children. Lead poisoning occurs when small amounts of lead, usually in the air or dust, are ingested over a period of time. Its victims are chiefly young child...
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Lead poisoning occurs when a person swallows, absorbs, or inhales lead in any form. The result can be damaging to the brain, nerves, and many other parts of the body. Acute lead poisoning, which is somewhat rare, occurs when a relatively large amo...
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Lead is an indestructible heavy metal that can accumulate and linger in the body. Although the problem of lead exposure has been reduced in the United States, minorities and disadvantaged individuals remain chronically exposed. In developing count...
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Lead poisoning occurs when a person swallows or inhales lead in any form. The result can be damage to the brain, nerves, and many other parts of the body. Acute lead poisoning, which is relatively rare, occurs when a large amount of lead is taken ...
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Ethyl alcohol, or ethanol, is the most commonly used drug in the world. Pharmacologically, alcohol is classified as a central nervous system depressant. Like other depressants, in small doses alcohol slows heart rate and respiration, decreases mus...
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Alcoholism is defined as alcohol seeking and consumption behavior that is harmful. Long-term and uncontrollable harmful consumption can cause alcohol-related disorders that include: antisocial personality disorder , mood disorders (bipolar and maj...
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A threshold is the exposure level or dose of an agent above which toxicity or adverse health effects can occur, and below which toxicity or adverse health effects are unlikely. For example, taking aspirin is therapeutic and not dangerous up to a c...
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Folate deficiency means you have a lower-than-normal amount of folic acid, a type of B vitamin, in your blood. See also: Folic acid
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Zinc is a type of metal. It is mixed with other materials to make industrial items such as paint, dyes, ointments, and more. This article discusses poisoning from zinc. This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of...
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