Low Serum Ferritin is a Risk for Febrile Convulsion in Children

Authors

  • Aloke Kumar Saha Associate Professor & Head, Department of Paediatrics, Faridpur Medical College, Faridpur
  • Md Kamrul Hassan Junior Consultant, Department of Paediatrics, Faridpur Medical College Hospital, Faridpur
  • Lakshman Chandra Kundu MD (Paediatrics), Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Faridpur Medical College, Faridpur
  • Shyamal Kumar Saha Senior Consultant, Department of Paediatrics, Faridpur Medical College Hospital, Faridpur
  • Poly Begum Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Diabetic Association Medical College, Faridpur
  • Asrafunnahar Lucky Department of Paediatrics, Faridpur Medical College Hospital, Faridpur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/fmcj.v11i2.32882

Keywords:

Convulsion, Ferritin, Fever

Abstract

Iron deficiency anaemia and febrile seizures are two common diseases in children worldwide as well as in developing country. A prospective case-control study was carried out in the Department of Paediatrics, Faridpur Medical College Hospital. The study was done during the period from January'2015 to September'2015 with 50 children with first simple febrile seizure as cases and other 50 controls. There were no significant differences in terms of ESR, WBC, platelets, RBC, MCHC, and TIBC levels between the cases and the control group. HB, HCT, MCH, mean serum ferritin and serum iron, were significantly low in the febrile convulsion group as compared to control group.

Faridpur Med. Coll. J. Jul 2016;11(2): 44-46

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Author Biography

Aloke Kumar Saha, Associate Professor & Head, Department of Paediatrics, Faridpur Medical College, Faridpur



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Published

2017-06-09

How to Cite

Saha, A. K., Hassan, M. K., Kundu, L. C., Saha, S. K., Begum, P., & Lucky, A. (2017). Low Serum Ferritin is a Risk for Febrile Convulsion in Children. Faridpur Medical College Journal, 11(2), 44–46. https://doi.org/10.3329/fmcj.v11i2.32882

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2016)

Section

Original Articles