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What Does Predominantly Normoctic Normochromic Red Cells Some Microcytic Hypochromic Red Cell Mild Anisopoikilocytosis Mean ?
hi...the son of my friend who is 4 yrs old shows bruises or hematoma on upper and lower extremities. his blood test shows predominantly normoctic normochromic red cells some microcytic hypochromic red cell mild anisopoikilocyte stosis. his having on and off fever...what is this blood test result means? thanks
Thu, 27 Mar 2014
Hi,
Normoctic normochromic red cells means normal sized and normal shaped red cells.
Microcytic hypochromic red cells are small and pale cells commonly due to iron defeciency.
Mild anisopoikilocytosis means little abnormality in the size and shape of red cells, a feature seen in iron defeciency and thallesemia (uncommon)
Please check if your child is suffering from worm infestation of gut, which is a fairly common cause of the above features seen in blood film.
Hope i am clear.
Normoctic normochromic red cells means normal sized and normal shaped red cells.
Microcytic hypochromic red cells are small and pale cells commonly due to iron defeciency.
Mild anisopoikilocytosis means little abnormality in the size and shape of red cells, a feature seen in iron defeciency and thallesemia (uncommon)
Please check if your child is suffering from worm infestation of gut, which is a fairly common cause of the above features seen in blood film.
Hope i am clear.
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