RT Book, Section
A1 Rogers, Zora R.
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 7039557
T1 Chapter 432. Anemia Due to Diminished Red Blood Cell Production
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7039557
RD 2024/04/19
AB Anemia  may  be  the  first  recognized  hematologic  finding  in  a  child  whose  bone  marrow  is  not  functioning  normally.  It  may  be  the  sole  problem  (single  cytopenia)  or  occur  in  conjunction  with  deficits  in  other  cell  lineages  (pancytopenia).  The  cause  may  be  a  deficiency  of  a  required  nutrient  (iron,  folic  acid,  vitamin  B12),  the  inability  of  the  marrow  to  use  nutrients  because  of  concomitant  medical  conditions  (inflammation,  hypothyroidism),  or  intrinsic  bone  marrow  failure.  Bone  marrow  failure  may  be  either  inherited  or  acquired  (aplastic  anemia).  These  anemias  are  due  to  diminished  RBC  production.