Iron Deficiency Anemia in Tennessee among Rural Poor Children

Effects of Nutritional variables in children with iron deficiency anemia

Introduction: Iron deficiency (ID) is the most prevalent nutritional disorder in the world. The prevalence of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is about 9% in toddlers, 9-11% in adolescent girls and less than 1% in teenage boys. IDA presents when there is not sufficient iron for haemoglobin synthesis. In particular it has negative effects on the behavior, cognitive performance, immune system and phy...

Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia in Children with Febrile Seizure

Abstract Background Febrile seizure (FS) is the most common childhood seizures which occur in 2-5% of children. Studies about association between iron deficiency and febrile seizure have shown contradictory results. The purpose of this study was to compare the iron status of children with first febrile seizure and healthy control group. Materials and Methods In an analytic case-control ...

Diagnosis of Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia with Reticulocyte Hemoglobin Content among Children Aged 6-18 Years

Background: Iron deficiency (ID) is the most common micronutrient deficiency in the world. If left untreated, ID will lead to iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and other irreversible consequences. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommended reticulocyte hemoglobin content (Ret-He) as an alternative laboratory examination to screen and detect ID. We aimed to compare Ret-He with other laboratory pa...

[Iron deficiency anemia in children]

OBJECTIVE: To present the aspects involved in iron deficiency anemia in children and several measures for its control. METHOD: The authors performed an extensive review of national and international literature and associated findings to their own personal experience in this area. The study included general aspects of iron metabolism, iron deficiency, and the mechanisms that trigger iron deficie...

Iron deficiency anemia among the children in India- An Overview