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Wbc 6.4 rbc7.2 hgb 14.0 hct 43 mcv 59.8 mch 19.4 mchc 32.4 rdw 16.0 this was august july difference was hgb 13.9 hct 42.9 could this be thalassemia??

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Dr. Frank Amico Sr answered

Specializes in Addiction Medicine

no, people with thalassemia present with low Hemagloblin on a chronic basis. A change from 14 to 13.9 is not significant and is considered normal. Thalassemia would have been picked up a long time ago and you would have been symptomatic.

Answered 10/17/2022

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