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Is Low Iron Level In Blood Of A 12 Year Old A Cause For Concern?

My 12 year old son has low iron in his blood. What is the concern? He may also have mono we are waiting on the test results. He is tender in his abdomen, but this maybe due to reflux. His doctor told me his iron is low and needs retesting in 2 weeks. I have never heard of boys having low iron.



Fri, 20 Jun 2014
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Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic.

Low iron is quite common in boys. But to be of concern we should take in to account other parameters like low platelets and bleeding manifestations and organs size increasing in the abdomen or lymph nodes increasing in size in various places in the body. Please consult your pediatrician.

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Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,
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Is Low Iron Level In Blood Of A 12 Year Old A Cause For Concern?

Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic. Low iron is quite common in boys. But to be of concern we should take in to account other parameters like low platelets and bleeding manifestations and organs size increasing in the abdomen or lymph nodes increasing in size in various places in the body. Please consult your pediatrician. Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Health care magic are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health. Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,