<prompt> The peripheral blood smear of an anemic 1-year-old child is shown in the illustration. The most likely diagnosis isanemia of chronic disease.aplastic anemia.hereditary spherocytosisiron deficiency anemia.  <response>: - Given illustration shows hypochromia and microcytosis along with anisopoikilocytosis - suggests the diagnosis of Iron deficiency anemia. - Iron deficiency anemia is the most common cause of hypochromic microcytic anemia. 