Not every hypochromic anemia is an iron deficiency anemia. Case study | Zendy

Leonid I. Dvoretsky | Zendy; Alii Yu. Asanov | Zendy; Kira S. Papko | Zendy; Margarita P. Tuaeva | Zendy

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Not every hypochromic anemia is an iron deficiency anemia. Case study

Author(s) -

Leonid I. Dvoretsky,

Alii Yu. Asanov,

Kira S. Papko,

Margarita P. Tuaeva

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

clinical review for general practice

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2782-5671

pISSN - 2713-2552

DOI - 10.47407/kr2021.2.8.00099

Subject(s) - hypochromic anemia , anemia , thalassemia , medicine , hemoglobin , iron deficiency , hemoglobin electrophoresis , iron deficiency anemia , pediatrics

Case study of female patient with hypochromic anemia, who has been treated with iron preparations for iron deficiency anemia for a long time, is reported. A hemoglobin electrophoresis test has been performed due to treatment failure, and β-thalassemia (thalassemia minor) has been diagnosed. The data on β-thalassemia and approaches to differential diagnosis of hypochromic anemias are summarized.

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