What are the dangers of anemia in babies?

Nowadays, many teenagers suffer from anemia. We all know that teenagers are in the period of growth and development, their body resistance is very weak, and their bodies need a lot of nutrition. Obviously, if children are anemic, it will affect their normal development, and parents are very worried. So today I will introduce to you the dangers and treatment methods of anemia in babies.

Anemia in children is divided into four degrees: mild, moderate, severe, and very severe according to the amount of hemoglobin and red blood cell count in peripheral blood. According to the mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), anemia is divided into four categories: macrocytic anemia, normocytic anemia, microcytic anemia and microcytic hypochromic anemia. According to the cause of the disease, anemia is divided into three categories: hemorrhagic, hemolytic and underproduction.

Causes

According to the cause of the disease, anemia is divided into three categories: hemorrhagic, hemolytic and hypoplastic:

1. Hemorrhagic anemia

(1) Acute blood loss such as trauma, hemorrhagic diseases, etc.

(2) Chronic blood loss such as intestinal malformations, ulcer disease, hookworm disease, intestinal polyps, idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis, etc.

2. Hemolytic anemia

(1) Intrinsic defects of red blood cells ① Red blood cell membrane defects such as hereditary spherocytosis and hereditary elliptocytosis. ② Red blood cell enzyme deficiency such as glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, pyruvate kinase deficiency, etc. ③ Abnormalities in hemoglobin synthesis and structure such as thalassemia, abnormal hemoglobin disease, etc.

(2) External abnormalities of red blood cells ① Immune factors include the presence of antibodies that destroy red blood cells, such as neonatal hemolytic disease, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, drug-induced immune hemolytic anemia, etc. ② Infectious factors such as parasites, bacterial toxins, and hemolysins destroy red blood cells. ③ Chemical and physical factors such as benzene, lead, arsenic, snake venom, burns, etc. can directly destroy red blood cells. ④Others such as hypersplenism.

3. Insufficient red blood cell production

(1) Iron deficiency anemia and nutritional megaloblastic anemia due to lack of hematopoietic substances.

(2) Bone marrow suppression, aplastic anemia, severe infection, malignant tumors, etc.

treat

1. Nutritional iron deficiency anemia

(1) Identify and eliminate the cause of the disease.

(2) Prevent and treat infection.

(3) Take iron supplements.

(4) Correct picky eating habits and increase the intake of iron-rich foods according to digestive capacity.

2. Nutritional megaloblastic anemia

(1) Eliminate the cause: such as correcting the bad eating habits of the child or the mother, and adding complementary foods in a timely and reasonable manner.

(2) Supplement vitamin B12 and folic acid.

The above are some characteristics and treatment methods of anemia in children introduced to us by professionals. Therefore, parents should pay attention to their children's physical condition at ordinary times, and go to the hospital for treatment in time if they encounter illness. However, they must remember not to give their children medicine blindly, which may cause side effects and fail to achieve the desired effect. I hope the above content can help you.