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[|Human|] hi im 39 w hep c havent used in 15 yrs have chronic toniiltis I was suppossed to have a throat chck out but whn i went in 4 my blood test on fri  that mon my prim dr called and said he was sending 911 my red blood count was at 30 000 i dont get it
[|AI|]  Hi, The normal range in men is approximately 4.7 to 6.1 million cells/UL. RBC count of 30000 is a very low count and is indicator of some serious pathology. Bone marrow failure (for example, from radiation, toxins, or tumor), deficiency of a hormone called erythropoietin (caused by kidney disease), RBC destruction (hemolysis) due to transfusion, blood vessel injury, or other cause like hemolytic anemia. Leukemia-blood cancer can be a cause of it. A number of tests from biopsy to peripheral blood smear will be done to rule out the cause of such low RBC counts. Please follow your hematologist advice, it is not related to hepatitis c, it can be a leukemia. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.