Most of the children with pediatric hemolytic anemia can be cured after active diagnosis and treatment. Pediatric hemolytic anemia is a condition of anemia in children caused by excessive destruction of red blood cells due to various reasons, and the treatment includes medication and surgery.
Pediatric hemolytic anemia refers to anemia caused by excessive destruction of red blood cells or shortened lifespan of red blood cells due to a variety of reasons during childhood, and exceeds the ability of the bone marrow to compensate for the early red blood cells of the child. The disease is mainly due to intrinsic defects in the red blood cells or to certain factors external to the red blood cells. The clinical manifestations of the child are mainly anemia and jaundice of different degrees.
1. Drug treatment: drug treatment includes folic acid, prednisolone, dexamethasone, methylprednisolone, cyclophosphamide and other drugs, which should be taken under the instruction of doctor.
2. Surgery: Surgery includes splenectomy, which is mainly applied to hemolytic anemia in which the destruction of red blood cells occurs in the spleen, such as hereditary spherocytosis, some types of thalassemia, some hemoglobinopathies, and autoimmune hemolytic anemia that requires a large dose of hormone to maintain or ineffective medication, etc. Doctors will grasp the indications for splenectomy strictly.
Parents should pay attention to the care of their children, help them take medication as prescribed by the doctor, and develop good living habits to minimize the risk of infection and trauma. The child should also follow the doctor’s instructions and have regular follow-up appointments.