Can anemia cause severe weakness, dizziness, and fever?

Question

Hi doctor,

I have blood issues. Recently I have been facing this problem like unexplained fever, vomiting, right upper abdominal pain, severe weakness, dizziness, fainting, bone pain, feeling very tired without doing anything, blurry vision, ear tingling, shortness of breath, feeling very uncomfortable and imbalanced nowadays. What could be the exact reason? Recently I have done my PBF test, and the report shows that-

RBC- microcytic hypochromic.
WBC- matured with increased cellularity, predominant cells are neutrophils.
Platelet- adequate.
Comment- microcytic hypochromic anemia with neutrophilic leucocytosis.

Answer 1

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I understand your concern.

You are having multiple symptoms according to provided history. Here one single diagnosis cannot be made. But it can be a generalized viral infection. Excess anxiety also can lead to multiple site body pain and dizziness. I suggest you consult a nearby physician for a detailed body check-up and physical examination. Your routine investigations like SGPT (serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase), SGOT (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase), serum bilirubin, and full CBC (complete blood count) need to be done for further workup. Your blood pressure also needs to be checked. Microcytic hypochromic anemia could be due to iron deficiency. So your hemoglobin (Hb) value should be checked. If Hb is below the reference range, an iron tablet must be prescribed. It could be due to infection or inflammation in the body. If the total count is high with high neutrophils, then an antibiotic course can be given empirically, considering it an infection.

I hope I have answered your question.

Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards.