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Hemoglobin low
Hi,
My son had his blood test done in July last year his blood reports showed ferritin as 21 (reference reports with blue colour highlight).
And the second reports are 3 months old.
Does he need a blood transfusion as his blood is only 3.
He is carrying thalassemia trait from his father so his iron will be low but I am worried does he need a tranfusion(recent reports attached).
Reports from London
Thanks,
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
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Dr. BT Vignesh
Pediatrician
6 yrs exp
Hosur
Haemoglobin is 10.2 and 10.4… There won’t be need for transfusion for this level of Hb.
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Consult for proper history and advice about thalasemia
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Dr. Sachin Pariskar
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7 yrs exp
Pune
Consult for detail treatment
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