Background
Anemia is a common blood disease in which the hemoglobin concentration is less than the normal hemoglobin concentration for age, sex, physiological condition, and altitude. Iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) is the most common cause of anemia. IDA is one of the most common and prevalent, nutritional health problems in infants and young children across the world. Across the globe 1200 million people are anemic. IDA is the most common disease in the world, affecting negatively both the health and well-being of children according to the WHO report.
Objective
The aim was to evaluate the effect of IDA in anemic patients on leukocyte count and its subgroups.
Patients and methods
The study was conducted on 50 patients with IDA, 29 men and 21 women aged from 4 to 14 years selected from the Hematology Outpatient Clinic, Assuit University Children Hospital, during the period from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. All cases and controls were subjected to complete blood count, serum iron, total iron binding capacity, and serum ferritin.
Results
The results of the study showed positive correlation between serum ferritin with neutrophil and monocyte counts and negative correlation between serum ferritin and lymphocyte count.