hypochromic anemia

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Noun1.hypochromic anemia - anemia characterized by a decrease in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin
anemia, anaemia - a deficiency of red blood cells
Mediterranean anaemia, Mediterranean anemia, thalassaemia, thalassemia - an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin
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This status may be a presentation of microcystic hypochromic anemia, as indicated in the literature (Jagadish et al., 1998).
Microcytic Hypochromic Anemia in Pediatric Age Group: A Hospital Based Study in Nepal.
His laboratory results showed severe microcytic hypochromic anemia with hemoglobin 5.2gm %.
This subtype sometimes develops as part of a group of symptoms, which can include atrophic glossitis, esophageal webs or strictures, and microcytic hypochromic anemia (Plummer-Vinson syndrome) (11).
Mild or moderately sever hypochromic anemia may be more difficult to diagnose accurately.
This patient was diagnosed with microcytic hypochromic anemia characterized by production of RBCs that are smaller than normal.
The second most common type of anemia was microcytic hypochromic anemia, with its frequency noted to be 20% and 18% in overt and subclinical hypothyroid patients.
Anemia by RBC morphological feature Normocytic normochromic anemia 5.50% Microcytic hypochromic anemia 9.20% Macrocytic normochromic anemia 85.30% Note: Table made from pie chart.
In the article titled "Gastric and Rectal Metastases from Malignant Melanoma Presenting with Hypochromic Anemia and Treated with Immunotherapy" [1], the name of the sixth author was given incorrectly as Daniela Galanti.
Peripheral smear revealed microcytic hypochromic anemia with polychromatophils, microspherocytes, and relative neutrophilia.
Investigation showed microcytic hypochromic anemia (Hb 8.0 g/dl), raised ESR (70mm/1hr), low serum albumin (2.1g/dl) and total protein (4.3g/dl).
RDWI appears to be a reliable and useful index for initial screening of microcytic hypochromic anemia and is better than RDW in differentiating IDA from ssTT.
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