hi...the son of my friend who is 4 yrs old shows bruises or hematoma on upper and lower extremities. his blood test shows  predominantly normoctic normochromic red cells some microcytic hypochromic red cell mild anisopoikilocyte stosis. his having on and off fever...what is this blood test result means? thanks
Hi, Narcotic normochromic red cells means normal-sized and normal shaped red cells. Microcytic hypodermic red cells are small and pale cells commonly due to iron deficiency. Mild anisopoikilocytosis means little abnormality in the size and shape of red cells, a feature seen in iron deficiency and thalassemia (uncommon) Please check if your child is suffering from worm infestation of gut, which is a fairly common cause of the above features seen in blood film. Hope I am clear.