International Journal of Tropical Medicine
ISSN: Online 1818-779XISSN: Print 1816-3319
Abstract
Anemia especially Iron deficiency (IDA) anemia has significant impact in the development children. There is paucity of data on clinical spectrum of IDA of children of age group 6 months to 5 years. Hence this study was planned to analyze the clinical spectrum of iron deficiency anaemia in children between 6 months to 5 years of age. A cross sectional study was conducted with a total of 421 patients between 6 months to 5 years of age at a tertiary care hospital of central India who were diagnosed as having anaemia due to iron deficiency. All subjects were subjected to a detailed clinical history and necessary laboratory investigation. We found that anemia was prevalent in 72.5% of the total hospital admissions with IDA being the commonest anemia in 70% cases. The age group most commonly affected by IDA was 6 months to 1 year. Moderate anemia was prevalent amongst 60% of the cased. Most common presentation was respiratory symptoms like cough and nasal obstruction amongst 41% of the cases followed by Gastrointestinal symptoms. Fatigue and pallor were the prominent features of severe anemia of age group 6 months to 5 years Iron deficiency anaemia was more prevalent in children less than 1 year of age and affected males more than females. Most of the children had moderate anaemia and presented with respiratory symptoms followed by GI symptoms. Fatigue, irritability, loss of appetite and pica were associated with severe IDA. Laboratory investigations revealed decreased serum ferritin and serum iron. Hence there is need of early identification and treatment of IDA.
How to cite this article:
Bhupender Singh, S. N. Panda, Ankit Kumar and Ajay Bajpai. Clinical Spectrum of Iron Deficiency Anaemia in Children between 6 Months to 5 Years of Age.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makijtm.2024.1.45.49
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1816-3319/10.59218/makijtm.2024.1.45.49