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Physiologic Anemia of Infancy
Aka: Physiologic Anemia of Infancy
- See Also
- Pediatric Anemia
- Definition
- Normal Hemoglobin decrease in young infants
- Physiology
- Hemoglobin drops to low point at age 6 to 8 weeks
- Erythropoietin nadir drops Hemoglobin
- Term Infants: Hemoglobin drops to 9-11 g/dl
- Preterm Infants: Hemoglobin drops to 7-9 g/dl
- Differential Diagnosis
- See Normocytic Anemia
- Human Parvovirus B19 (Fifth Disease)
- Hemolytic Anemia (e.g. G6PD Deficiency)
- Management
- No work-up or treatment unless Hemoglobin lower than expected
- References
- Oblender in Daechner (1991) Pediatrics, p. 283
- Irwin (2001) Am Fam Physician 64(8):1379-86 [PubMed]