O hemograma nas anemias microcíticas e hipocrômicas: aspectos diferenciais
Differential diagnosis of microcytic anemia is clinically important. In an attempt to make this diagnosis more cost-effective, the use of some parameters obtained from automated blood count analyzers has been suggested. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of blood count parame...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2012 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) |
| Repositório: | Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP |
| Idioma: | português |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/7229 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1676-24442012000400004 http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/7229 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Microcytic anemia Thalassemia Iron deficiency anemia Anemia microcítica Talassemia Anemia ferropriva |
| Resumo: | Differential diagnosis of microcytic anemia is clinically important. In an attempt to make this diagnosis more cost-effective, the use of some parameters obtained from automated blood count analyzers has been suggested. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of blood count parameters in differentiating microcytic anemias. Blood parameters were compared in 395 patients with iron deficiency anemia, chronic disease anemia or thalassemia minor. The number of red blood cells showed the highest combined sensitivity and specificity in differentiating these anemias. Hence, blood counts may be a useful tool in the differential diagnosis of microcytic anemias. |
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