Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Anemia in Children
A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Hematology & Oncology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 August 2026 | Viewed by 153
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Pediatric Hematology and Hemostaseology, University Children's Hospital, Technical University, 80337 Munich, Germany
Interests: child and adolescent hematology; hemastaseology; tumor diagnosis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Background and history of this topic: Anemia is one of the most frequent clinical challenges in pediatrics and adolescence. Traditionally, diagnosis relied on history, morphology, and basic iron studies; however, today clinicians must rapidly differentiate nutritional anemia from hemolysis, hemoglobinopathies, bone marrow failure, and inflammatory or chronic disease–associated anemia—often under time pressure and with significant therapeutic consequences.
Aim and scope of the Special Issue: This Special Issue provides a distinctly anemia-focused, clinically actionable framework that links stepwise diagnostic algorithms with individualized treatment pathways across childhood and adolescence. While genetic tools are included where they directly inform the anemia work-up, the primary focus is on pragmatic “lab-to-bedside” decision-making in red blood cell disorders, thereby complementing genetics/precision-medicine collections that cover pediatric hematologic diseases more broadly.
Cutting-edge research: Integrated diagnostics (advanced iron metabolism markers, hemolysis testing, specialized red cell phenotyping, and genomics when indicated), risk stratification, and evolving therapies, including optimized transfusion/chelation strategies, immunosuppressive therapy, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, and emerging targeted or gene-based approaches.
The kind of papers we are soliciting: Original research, systematic or narrative reviews, diagnostic algorithms, real-world cohort studies, and clinically oriented perspectives on outcomes, complications, and transition to adult care.
Prof. Dr. Stefan W. Eber
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- pediatric anemia
- differential diagnosis
- hemolysis
- iron metabolism
- red cell membrane disorders
- enzymopathies
- bone marrow failure
- aplastic anemia
- thalassemia
- sickle cell disease
- transfusion
- iron chelation
- HSCT
- targeted therapy
- gene-based therapy
- outcomes
- transition
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