Congenital dyserythropoietic type 1 anemia in a 7-month-old child at Kenyatta National Hospital: A case report

Abstract

Congenital dyserythropoietic (CDA) type 1 anemia is a hematologic disorder of erythropoiesis characterised by moderate to severe macrocytic anemia and is mostly diagnosed in childhood or in utero. In this report, we describe a case of an infant who presented with a two-week history of generalized body malaise, easy fatigability and yellow skin intermitted. It was associated with difficulty in breathing, lethargy and irritability. No association with itchy skin, dark urine or pale stool. The child was afebrile initially and was transfused 3 units of blood with no improvement.