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Abstract:
The study included 30 children with anemia and significant infectious process. The hematologic characteristics of this anemia were identified in their evolution and these findings were correlated with levels of serum iron to disclose whether variations are present to support the diagnosis of mixed etiology of the anemic syndrome. Transferrin saturation index was found to be the best parameter to diagnose iron deficiency in cases of anemia associated to infectious processes and due to the fact that 50% of these cases showed mixed etiology anemia, it seems reasonable that further integral studies should be carried out in this anemic syndrome.
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