[18] 8(11.94%) patients had microcytic
hypochromic anaemia, 1 (1.49%) had macrocytic anaemia and there were 2 cases of sickle cell anaemia.
His investigations showed microcytic
hypochromic anaemia with haemoglobin 8.1 g/dl, white blood cell count 12.8 x109/l (62% polymorphs, 34% lymphocytes), platelets 546 x109/l, ESR 110 mm at the end of 1st hour, and C-reactive protein 33 mg/l.
The FBC with a smear revealed
hypochromic anaemia (Hb 7.1 g/dL) with marked anisocytosis and moderate sickle cells.
Iron deficiency causes a microcytic and/or
hypochromic anaemia. Serum iron studies show low serum ferritin and raised transferrin (TF) levels, and low TF percentage saturation.
The study population comprised microcytic
hypochromic anaemia patients referred for Hb electrophoresis to the GMC pathology lab.
His full blood count showed microcytic
hypochromic anaemia with a mean corpuscular volume of 77.2 fL (normal reference range, 80-100 fL) and thrombocytosis with platelets of 546 per microliter (reference range, 130-400 per microliter).
The type of anaemia observed in this study was microcytic
hypochromic anaemia, associated with iron deficiency.
These included all cases of microcytic
hypochromic anaemia (MCV < 80 fl, MCH < 27 [micro]g, and RBC count > 5million/[micro]l) not responding to conventional treatment, clinically suspected cases of hemoglobinopathy, antenatal, and other cases coming to the department for thalassemia screening.
IDA is classically defined as microcytic
hypochromic anaemia, but ACD can be difficult to diagnose, often considered a diagnosis of exclusion.
Affected animals generally have microcytic
hypochromic anaemia [3].
Mycoplasma pneumonia produce hydrogen peroxide which is thought to be responsible for much of the initial cell disruption in respiratory tract and for damage of erythrocyte membrane and that probably explain the normocytic
hypochromic anaemia. [1]