A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY OF AETIOLGY OF ANAEMIA IN ADOLOSCENT GIRLS PRESENTING TO A TERITIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Anaemia is a very common problem in our country and iron deficiency is the most common cause especially in the adolescent age group of girls .Auto-immune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA) is an acquired type of haemolytic anaemia, caused by autoantibodies directed against the red cells. We hereby report a cross sectional study of chronic severe anaemia, which presented to our hospital for evaluation.5 patients of the 36 patients evaluated over a period of 3 months were found to have a haemolytic anaemia.2 patients had beta thalassemia minor and 3 patients had autoimmune haemolytic anaemia with warm antibodies. Treatment with prednisolone resulted in significant improvement of the haematological parameters in these 3 patients along with blood transfusion. Alternative aetiological causes of anaemia should be considered in patients with microcytic hypochromic anaemia for proper management of