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Posted On : 11 Apr 2007

14 year old girl has gall stone and splenomegaly. Hb 7 gm Percent, Reticulocyte 3.2 Percent, TLC 3,400,cmm, platelet normal, hypochromia {low mch}, microcytosis {low mcv}, anisocytosis, poikilocytosis, ovalocytosis, RDW abnormally high, LDH abnormally high. ESR 45 mm 1st hour. What may be the probable diagnosis?

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kantakumari

thalassemia?sickle varient?ellyptocytosis?

17 years ago

pediatriconcall

Rule out hemolytic anemia such as sickle cell anemia, hereditary spherocytosis, sickle thal disease. Also rule out hypersplenism.

17 years ago

sangeeta kumar

haemolytic anemia

17 years ago

sky

hereditary spherocytosis or ovalocytosis

17 years ago

Dr.manju

thalassemia

17 years ago

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