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Correlation of tuberculosis-related anemia severity with tuberculosis-induced inflammation in children: a six-year

Chunjiao Han1,2, Yulian Fang1, Lili Dong3

  • 1Tianjin Children's Hospital, Children's Hospital of Tianjin University, Tianjin Pediatric Research Institute, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Birth Defects for Prevention and Treatment, Tianjin, China.

Italian Journal of Pediatrics
|June 17, 2024
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Anemia affects over a third of children with tuberculosis (TB). This condition, often mild microcytic hypochromic anemia, correlates with inflammation severity and improves with treatment.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric infectious diseases
  • Hematology
  • Tuberculosis research

Background:

  • Anemia is a frequent complication in tuberculosis (TB) patients.
  • Systematic studies on anemia in pediatric TB are lacking.
  • This study investigates anemia details in children with TB.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe anemia characteristics in children with TB.
  • To associate anemia with clinical features and inflammation.
  • To assess anemia as a TB severity biomarker in children.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 103 children with pulmonary TB (PTB).
  • Categorization into anemic and non-anemic groups based on hemoglobin (Hb) levels.
  • Logistic regression and Spearman correlation analyses for associations.

Main Results:

  • Anemia prevalence was 37.9% in pediatric TB patients.
  • Anemia linked to lower albumin and higher WBC, CRP, LDH, ESR.
  • Significant negative correlation between Hb and inflammatory markers.
  • 76.9% of children normalized Hb after one month of antitubercular therapy (ATT).

Conclusions:

  • Anemia is common in pediatric TB at diagnosis.
  • Mild to moderate microcytic hypochromic anemia predominates.
  • Anemia severity strongly correlates with TB-induced inflammation.
  • Anemia serves as a biomarker for TB severity in children.
Abstract

Keywords:
AnemiaChildrenInflammationTuberculosis

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