PEDIATRICS Vol. 87 No. 2 February 1991, pp. 269-270
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Fetal Hemoglobin in Neonatal Anemia

DAVID M. KOELLER MD1

1 Division of Medical Genetics, RG-25, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98105

To the Editor.—

A recent paper in Pediatrics by Bard and Prosmanne1 described an elevation of fetal hemoglobin (Hb-F) production in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and oxygen dependency. The authors described a novel approach to the evaluation of occult hypoxemia in infants, with potential application in a wide range of disorders. However, in their paper the etiology of the elevation of Hb-F production in BPD patients may have been due to factors other than pulmonary disease.