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What Causes Puffy Eyes In Children?

My 2 year old daughter likes to eat ice chips daily....she has also been very tired...i recently noticed she will chew off parts of her books and cannot color with out eating her crayons....her eye lids have been puffy also....can you please give me an idea of what may be the problem if any??
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Maggie Cannon
Chicago, Illinois
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic.

These are the symptoms of anemia and worm infestation. It is called PICA. But the red herring is puffiness of eyelids winch is very unusual in anemia and pica. You can de-worm her with Albendazole and start using iron supplements, but i strongly suggest you see your pediatrician.

Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Health care magic are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.
Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,
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What Causes Puffy Eyes In Children?

Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic. These are the symptoms of anemia and worm infestation. It is called PICA. But the red herring is puffiness of eyelids winch is very unusual in anemia and pica. You can de-worm her with Albendazole and start using iron supplements, but i strongly suggest you see your pediatrician. Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Health care magic are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health. Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,