A study of clinical profile and etiology of severe anemia in children aged 6 months to 5 years.

Nilesh B Chavhan; Sanjay A Natu

Volume : V, Issue : VI, June - 2016

A study of clinical profile and etiology of severe anemia in children aged 6 months to 5 years.

Nilesh B Chavhan, Sanjay A Natu

Abstract :

 Aims: This study aimed to determine the clinical profile and etiology of severe anemia among hospitalized children aged 6 months to 5 years. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between June and December 2015 in a tertiary care hospital. In this study total 38 children clinically anemic of either sex, of age 6 months to 5 years with hemoglobin level less than 7gm/dl were included from Paediatric ward and PICU of Smt. Kashibai Navale medical college and hospital, Pune. Results: Iron deficiency was the most common cause of severe anemia (44.73%) followed by anemia due to malaria (26.31%) and haemoglobinopathy (10.52%). On clinical examination pallor was present in all patients, hepatomegaly in (76.31%) and splenomegaly in (55.26% ) patients. Conclusion: Iron deficiency is the commonest cause of severe anemia in our area followed by severe malarial anemia