Anaemia associated with chronic glomerulonephritis

Anaemia occurs almost invariably in chronic renal diseases and tends to increase in severity as the level of blood urea nitrogen rise above 70mg per 100ml, and becomes so severe that hemoglobin decreased below 5 grams per 100ml Decreased serum iron was found in some cases with chronic glomerulonephritis. At all times, all patients revealed decreased red blood cell count and increased serum bilirubin level