Laboratory diagnosis of thalassemia major are all Except: (A) Normal ferritin level, (B) Normal TIBC, (C) Microcytic hypochromic anemia, (D) High saturation percentage
Answer is A. Diagnosis of microcytic anaemiaTestsIron deficiencyInflammationThalassemiaSideroblastic anaemiaSmearMicro/hypoNormal micro/hypoMicro/hypo with targetingVariableSI<30<50Normal to highNormal to highTIBC>360<300NormalNormalPercent<1010-2030-8030-80SaturationFerritin (mcg/L)<1530-20050-30050-300Hemoglobin patternNormalNormalAbnormalNormal