What Are The Symptoms Of Sideroblastic Anemia?

Difficulty Breathing

Some sideroblastic anemia patients have difficulty breathing as a symptom of their condition. The lungs in a healthy individual take in air from the outside of the body and are responsible for removing carbon dioxide from the blood and replacing it with oxygen. For the blood to hold a sufficient amount of oxygen and then successfully deliver it to the tissues and organs around the individual's body, the red blood cells have to contain enough functioning hemoglobin.

Individuals with sideroblastic anemia have red blood cells that do not contain enough hemoglobin to oxygenate tissues around the body the way they should. The brain detects this oxygen deprivation in the bodily tissues, and it sends signals to the individual's lungs to work faster and harder to improve the poor oxygen concentration levels in the blood. As a result of this homeostatic reaction, the patient may experience trouble breathing upon engaging in light physical activity or even at rest as their brain and lungs attempt to compensate for poor oxygenation of the cells and tissues around the body.

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