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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2021

A 45-year-old woman complains of general weakness, dyspnea, and dizziness within one year her hair became gray, her nails started peeling, and she developed gustatory disorders. For the last 5 years she has been registered for regular check-ups with a gynecologist for uterine fibromyoma. Her blood test shows the following: erythrocytes 3.0 × 1012/L, Hb -76 g/L, color index - 0.7, reticulocytes 0.7%, platelets - 160 × 10/L, leukocytes - 5.0 × 10/L, eosinophils - 2%, band neutrophils - 3%, segmented neutrophils 63%, lymphocytes - 28%, monocytes - 4%, aniso- and microcytosis, ESR - 30 mm/hour. What type of anemia can be suspected in this case?

Answer options

  1. B-deficiency anemia
  2. Minkowski-Chauffard syndrome
  3. Iron-deficiency anemia
  4. Hypoplastic anemia
  5. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Correct answer

Iron-deficiency anemia

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