A 5-Year-Old Boy Presents with a Hemoglobin and Hematocrit of 10

question 28

Multiple Choice

A 5-year-old boy presents with a hemoglobin and hematocrit of 10 g/dL and 30% respectively, a serum bilirubin of 3.0 mg/dL, a RBC count of 4.0 million/µL, and splenomegaly. Which clinical expression of thalassemia best correlates with the data?

• A) Thalassemia major
• B) Thalassemia minor
• C) Thalassemia intermedia
• D) Bart's hydrops fetalis
• E) HPFH

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