ArticleHematology reports2023
Reticulocyte Hemoglobin as a Screening Test for Iron Deficiency Anemia: A New Cut-Off.
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- Iron Deficiency-More Than Just Anemia: A Literature Review.Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives · 2025Review
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- The role of reticulocyte hemoglobin equivalent on the evaluation of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in pediatric cyanotic heart disease: a diagnostic study in Indonesia.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Pathophysiology and management of iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy: a review.Annals of hematology · 2024Review
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Abstract
introductionLatent iron deficiency (LID), in which iron stores in the body are depleted without incidental anemia, poses a key diagnostic challenge. Reticulocyte hemoglobin content (Ret-Hb) is directly correlated with the functionally available iron for heme synthesis in erythroblasts. Consequently, Ret-Hb has been proposed as an efficient iron status marker.
aimTo assess the importance of Ret-Hb in detecting latent iron deficiency as well as its use in screening for iron deficiency anemia. MATERIALS AND
methodsA study involving 108 individuals was conducted at Najran University Hospital, 64 of whom had iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and 44 of whom had normal hemoglobin levels. All patients were subjected to complete blood count (CBC), reticulocyte percentage, Ret-Hb, serum iron, total iron binding capacity (TIBC), and serum ferritin measurements.
resultsA significant decrease in Ret-Hb level was observed in IDA patients compared to non-anemic individuals, with a cut-off value of 21.2 pg (a value below which indicates IDA).
conclusionThe measurement of Ret-Hb, in addition to CBC parameters and indices, provides an accessible predictive marker for both iron deficiency (ID) and IDA. Lowering the Ret-Hb cut-off could better allow for its use as a screening parameter for IDA.
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