What is the most common cause of iron deficiency anaemia in toddlers?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Inadequate dietary iron, often from cow's milk
- Step 1: Toddlers need more iron than cow's milk provides.
- Step 2: Treatment is dietary advice and oral iron.
Answer
Inadequate dietary iron, often from cow's milk.
Why not the others: 'Chronic blood loss from malignancy' is a rare cause; 'Thalassaemia minor trait' is a different diagnosis; 'Vitamin B12 deficiency from diet' causes macrocytic anaemia.
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