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3223258

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-3-17
pubmed:abstractText
Red cell and iron status parameters were studied in a group of 44 children undergoing tonsillectomy for recurrent throat infections and in a control group of 40 healthy children. In the patient group, before tonsillectomy, 8 children presented a latent iron deficiency and 15 a decrease in serum ferritin levels. This altered iron status can be attributed to a reduced intestinal iron absorption, due to recurrent infections. One and seven days following surgery there was a significant fall in serum iron, serum transferrin and transferrin saturation, in parallel with an increase of serum ferritin and alpha-2 globulins levels. These modifications cannot be attributed to the blood loss, as proven by the constancy of haemoglobin level and of other red cell parameters, but to an unspecific reaction to surgical stress, as observed in fever, traumas and inflammation. They reflect an altered processing of iron, with a temporary block of its release to plasma and an increased storage within the reticuloendothelial cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0365-5237
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
454
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
261-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Iron status in children undergoing tonsillectomy and its short-term modification following surgery.
pubmed:affiliation
Otorhinolaryngological Clinic, University of Pavia, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article