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Does My Son Have Thalassemia ?
Question: This ? is about my 3yr old son. Can a hematologist please tell me if there are indications of thalassemia? I had two cousins that died from Cooley's so when my son started having XXXXXXX probs, i wondered. Here is his blood work. I am only including things that were out of range...Hematocrit Low-33, Absolute Neutrophils Low-1420, Immunoglobulin E-High-109,Lymphocytes High-66.4, Monocyte high-9.4, Eosinophil absoulte H-.0620, Lymphocyte High-73, HCT High-41.3, MCV High-86.2, Hgb A1-Low-93.9, Hgb Fetal High-3.2
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The main problem seen in thalassaemia is severe anaemia associated with dark urine and jaundice with a history of recurrent infections.
The overall blood work of your son is more indicative of repeated allergic disorders with the presence of a chronic infection.
An overall assessment with a detailed examination is needed to find out the source of infection. To remove your doubts about the presence of thalassaemia trait, it is best to have a hemoglobin electrophoresis done to find out any abnormality in the hemoglobin constitutionally.
I hope my answer and recommendations are adequate and helpful. Waiting for your further follow up queries if any.
Regards.
Thanks for writing to us.
The main problem seen in thalassaemia is severe anaemia associated with dark urine and jaundice with a history of recurrent infections.
The overall blood work of your son is more indicative of repeated allergic disorders with the presence of a chronic infection.
An overall assessment with a detailed examination is needed to find out the source of infection. To remove your doubts about the presence of thalassaemia trait, it is best to have a hemoglobin electrophoresis done to find out any abnormality in the hemoglobin constitutionally.
I hope my answer and recommendations are adequate and helpful. Waiting for your further follow up queries if any.
Regards.
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