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Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1990;33(6):799-806. Published online June 30, 1990.

Therapeutic Effect of Iron Deficiency Anemia.

Dong Suk Lee¹, Chang Hee Han¹, Kun Soo Lee¹

¹Department of pediatrics, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Taegu, Korea

Received: February 27, 1990;  Accepted: March 20, 1990.

Abstract

A prospective study was conducted to see the therapeutic effect of iron deficiency anemia on a different oral iron doses. Studied patients consisted of 48 children with iron deficiency anemia who were admitted to our Pediatric Department during January 1988 - September 1989. Three groups were consisted with Group A (element iron dose 3 mg/kg/d, 16 cases), Group B (3 mg/kg/d with vitamin C 150 mg/d, 15 cases) and Group C (6 mg/kg/d, 17 cases). Although the hemogloin increments were faster in Group C than Group A and B (P<0.05), but the final values were similar between three groups. Frequency of positive stool occult blood were higher in Group C than in Group A and B (p<0.05). We suggest that a daily total of 3 mg/kg of elemental iron in three divided doses provides an optimal amount of iron for the initial treatment of iron deficiency anemia in children.

Keywords :Iron deficiency anemia, MCV, RDW, Guaiac test, Iron therapy