title: Iron deficiency in children undergoing adenoid-tonsillectomy.
abstract: Following a preliminary study of peripheral blood values in 30 children undergoing tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, a biochemical survey of the iron status of another 108 children also undergoing this operation was made utilizing an automated micro-method. It was shown that 8.4% of these children were frankly iron-deficient but there was no statistical relationship between the levels of serum iron and iron-binding capacity, the incidence of throat infections and the levels of the plasma immunoglobulins. Assessment of all children undergoing this operation for the presence of iron deficiency is advocated as a possible routine screening procedure.
mesh_terms: D000233:Adenoidectomy; D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006452:Hemoglobinometry; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood; D014068:Tonsillectomy; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D007136:Immunoglobulins; D007501:Iron