Iron deficiency anaemia in children presenting with febrile seizures

Aim: to record the frequency of iron deficiency anemia in children presenting with febrile seizures methods: this multi-centre case-control study was conducted at department of paediatrics,fauji foundation hospital lahore and bolan medical college hospital quetta during 1st june 2016 to 31st december 2016. one hundred diagnosed cases of febrile seizure of either gender between 6-60 months of age,we excluded all those cases already under treatmetn of iron deficiency anemia,history of afebrile seizures,cns infection by csf examination,cns malformation,malnourished children,history of premature birth,low birth weight and developmentally delayed children. demogrphiac profile of the participants was recorded. results: out of 100 cases,38(38%) were between 6-30 months of age while 62(62%) were between 31-60 months of age,mean±sd was calculated as 34.28±10.12 months,45(45%) were male and 55(55%) were females. frequency of iron deficiency anemia in children presenting with febrile seizures was recorded in 17(17%). conclusion: the frequency of iron deficiency anemia in children presenting with febrile seizures is on a considerable level and needs attention for its timely eradication.