Abstract
An 8-month-old boy with a 1-month history of breath-holding spells and erythroblastopenia is reported from the Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA.
Highlights
BREATH-HOLDING SPELLS, ERYTHROBLASTOPENIA, & IRON An 8-month-old boy with a 1-month history of breath-holding spells and erythroblastopenia is reported from the Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA
Hemoglobin concentration was 7.6 gm/dl (Hgb A 89.8%, F 7.7%, A2 2.4%), hematocrit 22.6%, reticulocytopenia (0.8%), serum iron 95 mcg/dl, and total iron binding capacity 245 mcg/dl
Iron-deficiency anemia and transient erythroblastopenia have both been associated with breath-holding spells and other neurologic and behavioral disorders
Summary
BREATH-HOLDING SPELLS, ERYTHROBLASTOPENIA, & IRON An 8-month-old boy with a 1-month history of breath-holding spells and erythroblastopenia is reported from the Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA. Breath-holding spells immediately resolved, while the hemoglobin gradually returned to normal after 2 months (Hgb 10.6 g/dl, hematocrit 38.5%). Iron-deficiency anemia and transient erythroblastopenia have both been associated with breath-holding spells and other neurologic and behavioral disorders.
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