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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2008

A 5 month old boy was born prematurely, he didn't suffer from any disease at the infant age and later on. Examination at an outpatient's hospital revealed paleness of skin, sleepiness. Blood count: Hb - 95 g/l, erythrocytes - 3,5 × 1012/l, reticulocytes - 9%o, colour index - 0,7, osmotic stability of erythrocytes - 0,44-0,33%, serum iron - 4,9 micromole/l. What is the most probable cause of anemia?

Answer options

  1. Infectious process
  2. Erythrocyte hemolysis
  3. B12 deficit
  4. Iron deficit
  5. Hemogenesis immaturity
Correct answer

Iron deficit

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