Anemia of chronic disease and iron deficiency?,”Anemia of chronic disease is a disorder of iron utilization that most commonly occurs in the setting of chronic inflammation. It is characterized by normocytic anemia with decreased serum iron, decreased total iron-binding capacity, decreased iron saturation, and normal/elevated serum ferritin. Treating the underlying inflammatory disorder will often improve the anemia. Common inflammatory disorders include infection cancer, autoimmune disorders. Common agents in rheumatoid arthritis treatment include methotrexate, hydroxychloroquine, and tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (eg, infliximab
etanercept).”