title: [Iron deficiency anemia. Guideline for diagnosis and treatment].
abstract: Iron deficiency is the most important cause of anemia. Preschooler children are particularly vulnerable; a recent analysis reported a prevalence rate higher than 35% among children below 2 year of age. Its early detection, right treatment, and suitable prophylaxis is currently a priority in our country. This guideline establishes the definition of anemia in relation to chronological age, gestational age, and habitat, reviews principal aspects of iron metabolism, enumerates main causes of iron deficiency, and set guidelines for diagnosis, detection, differential diagnosis, treatment and prevention of iron deficiency anemia.
mesh_terms: D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans