Evaluation of Reticulated Haemoglobin (CHr) as a diagnostic parameter in Iron Deficiency Anemia

C. C. Kariyawasan, D. J. U. S. Samarasekara, N. Vithanage, D. M. C. Dissanayake, S. A. C. D. Ranatunga and B. L. T. Balasuriy
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C. C. Kariyawasan: Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, Sri Lanka
D. J. U. S. Samarasekara: Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, Sri Lanka
N. Vithanage: Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, Sri Lanka
D. M. C. Dissanayake: Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, Sri Lanka
S. A. C. D. Ranatunga: Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, Sri Lanka
B. L. T. Balasuriy: Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, Sri Lanka

European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 2020, vol. 2, issue 4

Abstract: Introduction: Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is the commonest nutritional deficiency in all parts of the world. In developing countries, the commonest cause is inadequate dietary intake [1]. The red cell indices raise the suspicion of iron deficiency state due to the microcytic, hypochromic changes and the wide red cell distribution width. The iron studies are confirmatory of an iron deficiency state, but are not accurate in the presence of infection, inflammation or malignancy as they are acute phase proteins and are affected in these states making the serum iron studies unreliable under these conditions. The reticulocyte haemoglobin content (CHr) indicates the iron available in the marrow for the production of Hb and are not affected by the above-mentioned situations and therefore has been recommended as a reliable marker of iron status in the body. The value for CHr given in the literature was 25pg [3]. Objectives: General objective was to evaluate the significance of CHr in the diagnosis of IDA. The Specific objectives were to compare CHr with the other conventional iron parameters including serum iron, serum ferritin, TS and TIBC and evaluate any significance of CHr with RBC indices (MCV, MCH and MCHC) and age. Methodology: A retrospective analytical study performed at the Department of Haematology of a Tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka. Data was obtained from the patient records of those referred to the Haematology department for management of iron deficiency during the period of 9 months commencing from April 2019 to January 2020. Data from 178 adult patients both males and females (16 to 84 years) diagnosed with IDA (S. Ferritin

Keywords: Iron deficiency anemia; Serum iron studies Reticulocyte haemoglobin content (CHr) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2020.2.4.342

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