BACKGROUNDBursitis is described as inflammation of a bursa. Bursitis may result from several causes like 1,2 direct injury or trauma, prolonged pressure, overuse or strenuous activity, crystal-induced arthropathy, inflammatory arthritis and infection (septic bursitis). The majority of cases of septic bursitis are due to bacterial pathogens. More recently, reports have appeared in the literature of chronic infectious bursitis caused by fungi and occurring in both immunocompromised and healthy immunocompetent individuals. 3

BACKGROUNDEven though ageing is considered as a natural process, various complex impairments and diseases can occur in many elderly people. Anaemia is common in elderly and its prevalence increases with age. In elderly population, anaemia is not to be considered as an age related change, as anaemia can never be a normal physiological phenomenon. There is an increased incidence of morbidity and mortality in patients with anaemia. In order to highlight this problem, we evaluated anaemia in elderly population coming to clinical pathology department for various medical ailments.

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