27 September 2017 (Wednesday) - Very Anaemic

Here’s an interesting case – a young child aged two

Patient enquiry ---- Express results Reg                 Name                        D.o.B.   Sex Loc. P9556755            TANT Millie               24.06.15  F  Riverbank Child Specimen H,17.1234567.K      Clin dets PALE FEBRILE Collected 27.09.17 13:30     A.Diag  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hb         - 23           |Monos        0.60 WBC          12.30        |Eosin        0.20 Plts         175          |Baso         0.10 Hct        - 0.105        |RETP         2.9 RBC        - 2.09         |RETA         62.00 MCV        - 50.2         |IRF          16.6 MCH        - 11.0         | MCHC       - 219          | RDW        + 24.0         | Neuts        5.50         | Lymphs       5.80         | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quit  \ Earlier req \ Later req  Back \ Nxt Comm \ Reports \ PHoned comment  <B>  ..

Such a low haemoglobin – and look at that MCV. Is it possibly a case of thalassaemia intermedia or major?