There are occasional target cells and rare basophilic stippling. Platelets appear normal. Characterize the anemia in terms of cell size. This 16 year old Vietnamese schoolboy was referred because of anemia. He had remained small in stature and puberty was delayed.
Parents are asymptomatic.
Alert, pale male appearing younger than stated age of 16. Describe a likely explanation for the clinical and laboratory data in the patient and his parents, including a description of their globin genes. This was carried out without incident and without transfusion. Spleen weighed 790 g. Next Session Updated by LRC Webmaster .