Sunday, May 22, 2011

Case no.9



A 10 month old female infant is brought to a clinic for routine health evaluation. Her diet consists of ordinary food and a lot of fresh whole milk. On examination, she is pale, hemoglobin is 7.5 gm% otherwise there are no abnormalities. 

The most likely diagnosis: 

a) Thalassemia
b) Iron deficiency anemia
c) Sickle cell anemia
d) Anemia of chronic illness