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Clinic Demographic and Hematological profile of Nutritional Anemia in children | |
Dr. Deepankar Panwar, Dr. Jagdish Solanky, Dr. Alok Kumar Pandey | |
Aim: To study clinico Demographic and Hematological profile of Nutritional Anemia in children (6 months to 15 years of age). Material and methods: The present prospective observational study was conducted at Jaipur National University Institute for Medical Science and Research Centre for a period of 1 year among 100 children in the age group of 6 months to 15 years with haemoglobin levels less than the cut-off values for the age, as per WHO guidelines. The following investigations were done in all cases – complete blood count, red cell indices, peripheral smear study, reticulocyte count, RDW, ESR, CRP, serum ferritin, iron indices, vitamin B12 and folic acid assay. Results: The majority (81.0%) of subjects were between 1-10 years. Pale skin was the most common symptom, observed in 48 individuals (48.0%). Irritability was reported by 31 participants (31.0%), and lethargy was noted in 25 subjects (25.0%). Pallor was the most prevalent sign, affecting all participants 100 (100%). The majority 53 subjects (53.0%) had normocytic and normochromic red blood cells (NNA), 38 individuals (38.0%) had microcytic and hypochromic red blood cells (MHA) and 9 participants (9.0%) exhibited normocytic and hypochromic red blood cells (NHA). Measurements such as mean serum iron, TIBC, transferrin saturation, serum transferrin, serum ferritin levels, vitamin B12 and folic acid concentrations results showed no statistically significant differences (p > 0.05) in these values across groups with microcytic and hypochromic, normocytic and hypochromic, or normocytic and normochromic red blood cells. Conclusion: In our study, we concluded that nutritional anemias emerged as the common type, with iron deficiency anemia being the most prevalent. The majority of children examined in this study exhibited signs of malnutrition and hailed from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. |
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