Anemia in a Toddler: What's the Diagnosis?
A. Kim Ritchey, MD
A 13-month-old girl presents with a chief complaint of anemia. She was diagnosed by her pediatrician at 9 months of age with a hemoglobin of 10 gm/dl. She was on iron-fortified formula at the time and had ben growing and developing normally. When repeated at 1 year of age, the Hgb was 7 gm/dl. Her parents describe her as acting normally with good appetite and no evidence of blood loss or jaundice. Learn more about the case and take the quiz.

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