What autoimmune diseases cause anemia of chronic disease?

What autoimmune diseases cause anemia of chronic disease?

The following autoimmune diseases may cause anemia of chronic disease:

  • Rheumatoid arthritis: chronic inflammation of joints.
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus (or lupus): tissue damage from an immune system attack on your body.
  • Vasculitis: an inflammation of blood vessels.
  • Sarcoidosis: an inflammatory disease that commonly affects the lung and lymph glands, most likely caused by an abnormal immune response.
  • Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis), which affects the intestines.
  • Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
  • Any type of infection.

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