Anemia is often a symptom of a disease rather than a disease itself. The clinic is summarized in vessel occlusion and tissue ischemia, hemolytic anemia and susceptibility to infections. We propose a diagnostic approach based on an algorithm from the basic hematologic data. Finally, it provides a short list of basic references. The most common hemolytic anemia in the world population is sickle cell anemia, with an incidence of 1600 newborns in the united states and spain some regions 15000 incidence of infants.
Anemia or sickle cell anemia is one of the most common structural hemoglobinopathies in the world. Some may present with irrita bility or pica in iron deficiency, jaundice in. Mild microcytic anemia may be treated presumptively with oral iron therapy in children. Most children with anemia are asymptomatic, and the condition is detected on screening laboratory evaluation.
The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between countrylevel prevalence of early childhood caries ecc, malnutrition and anemia in infants and preschool children. Anemia is defined as a hemoglobin level of less than the 5th percentile for age. Malnutrition is the main risk factor for most common communicable diseases. Anemia is classified as microcytic, normocytic, or macrocytic, based on the mean corpuscular volume. Associations between early childhood caries, malnutrition. Conheca novas recomendacoes da sbp sobre anemia ferropriva. Recommendations for anemia treatment in pediatric patients. In others, its the result of a chronic or inherited condition, including genetic disorders. Matched countrylevel ecc, malnutrition and anemia prevalence were generated from databases covering the period 2000. Evaluation of anemia in children american academy of.
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