Peripheral smear with small pale red cells, anisocytosis and poikilocytosis is suggestive of:: (A) Aplastic anemia, (B) Iron deficiency anemia, (C) Hereditary spherocytosis, (D) Megaloblastic anemia
Answer is B. Anisocytosis , poikilocytosis along with small pale RBC in peripheral smear suggests the diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia. OTHER OPTIONS: - Aplastic anemia presents with Normochromic normocytic anemia - Megaloblastic anemia presents with macrocytic anemia - Hereditary spherocytosis is presents with Normocytic anemia.