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What Does The Peripheral Blood Smear Result Of The Child Suggest? Which Medication Can Be Given?
hi, good day doc! my lab result of my son 8yrs old his peripheral bld smear result is smear show hypochromic rbc w/ anisopoikilocytosi in the form of echinocytes and schistocytes? Pls. what is this and what vitamins can u recommend for my son. i worried so much ! thanks and Godbless
Tue, 17 Dec 2013
May it is due to iron deficiency.but you should perform a osmotic fragility test, coomb test and a Hb electrophoresis.
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