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A case of inherited cause of anemia

Mariraj I Indiran .

Abstract


30 year old female patient presented with severe hypochromic, microcytic anemia, hepatosplenomegaly, decreased reticulocyte count, target cells, with decreased adult hemoglobin (HbA) snd raised HbA2 and HbF in the absence of previous blood transfusion. Diagnosis of beta thalassemia intermedia was made and patient was treated with blood transfusion.

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