Study of anemia types in the blood parameters among children of Baqubah city

Abstract

Background: Anemia is the most common condition in blood diseases, is caused by a decrease in hemoglobin concentration on normal level . Objective:To the increased prevalence of anemia among children and women and The Purpose of recognize the types of anemia among children in Ba'qubah and How to diagnose and reduce the prevalence of anemia among children. Patients and Methods: This study was conducted in the Al-Batoul pediatric Hospital of Diyala Health Department for the duration of the first of October and ends on the 31st of December of the year 2016 , which collect 383 ( 212 male 55% , 171 female 45% ) blood samples of children sick Anemic ( Hemoglobin levels less than 11.0 g/DL) with age range between 1-15 years , with 2.5 cm 3 venous blood into a tube containing (EDTA) Ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid for blood picture, adopting the mean corpuscular volume (MCV) in classification anemia MCV < 80 fl , MCV = 80-100 fl , MCV > 100 fl, as a bloody tinge to help with microscopy . Results: The results of the current study showed that most anemic patients samples was of mean corpuscular volume for less 80fl, represented by iron deficiency anemia by 45.69% and Thalassemia by 38.12% . While the mean corpuscular volume range between MCV = 80-100 fl ratio 13.05% spread on the sickle by 4.96% and Spherocytosis anemia by 8.09 %, while the mean corpuscular volume for more than 100 fl at ratio low 3.13% and represented by vitamin B12 anemia, which showed the latter strongest decrease in numbers of red blood cells and hemoglobin level, And this decrease in numbers of red blood cells and hemoglobin level was strongest in the Thalassemia and sickle cell anemia, compared by iron deficiency anemia, and Spherocytosis anemia , while decrease mean corpuscular hemoglobin in iron deficiency anemia and Thalassemia and increase in Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia. As the study indicated that the numbers of white blood cells exceeded the normal in patients with Thalassemia and vitamin B12 deficiency anemia . Conclusion:The present study concludes that there is strongest decrease in numbers of red blood cells and hemoglobin in patients with hemolytic anemia and lack vitamin B12 with very high numbers of white blood cells.