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Archana M Agarwal, M.D.
Diagnostic approach to Anemia
Department of Pathology University of Utah School of Medicine
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Outline
• Basic hematological parameters
• Discuss types of anemia and their clinical manifestations
• Talk about the relevant diagnostic tests
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Basic hematologic lab tests
• Complete blood count (CBC) – Amount of hemoglobin – Number, size, and shape of red blood cells (RBCs) – Number of white blood cells (WBCs) and platelets – +/- automated WBC differential
• Manual differential/manual peripheral smear review • Abnormalities that fall outside of established parameters result
in manual review
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Complete blood count (CBC)
• Hemoglobin (g/dL) Amount of oxygen carrying protein
• Hematocrit (%) % of blood volume occupied by RBCs
• RBC count (M/uL) # of RBCs
• MCV (fL) mean cell volume
• MCH (pg) mean cell hemoglobin
• MCHC (g/dL) mean cell hemoglobin concentration
• RDW (%) red cell distribution width
• WBC (K/uL) # of WBCs
• Platelet count (K/uL) # of platelets
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• Hemoglobin (Hb)
– Measured directly as absorbance of cyanomethemoglobin
• RBC count (RBC)
– Measured directly by impedance
• Hematocrit (Hct)
– Measured by centrifugation; ratio of volume of RBCs to volume of whole blood
– Can also calculate (MCV x RBC)
• MCV
– Measured by mean height of voltage pulses in an impedance counter
– Can also calculate (Hct / RBC)
• MCH = Hb / RBC
• MCHC = Hb / Hct
Measuring RBC parameters
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Definition of anemia
• From Greek meaning “without blood”
• Condition where capacity of blood to transport oxygen to tissues is reduced – Decreased hemoglobin, RBC count, and hematocrit
• Anemia is not a disease but a manifestation of disease
• Treatment depends on discovering underlying cause
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Basic information
• Size of red blood cells: (small/ normal/ big)
• Abnormal cells on microscopic examination
• Status of leukocytes and platelets
• Reticulocyte count (ability of marrow to respond to anemia)
• Evidence of destruction (elevated LDH, indirect bilirubin)
Evaluating anemia in the lab
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A practical approach to anemia
Size of RBCs
– MCV (Mean Cell Volume)
Microcytic < 80 fl
Normocytic 80-100 fl
Macrocytic > 100 fl
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Differential diagnosis of microcytic anemia
• Iron deficiency
• Anemia of chronic disease
• Thalassemias
• Hemoglobinopathies
• Hereditary spherocytosis
• Hereditary X-linked sideroblastic anemia
• Lead poisoning (usually mild microcytosis)
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Iron deficiency anemia
• Common nutritional deficiency
• Bleeding is a leading cause of iron deficiency anemia
• Iron facts – Body iron:
• 80% functional (Hgb, myoglobin, cytochromes, etc.) • 20% storage
– Absorption: primarily in the duodenum – Transferrin: transports iron in blood – Ferritin: storage form of iron – Hemosiderin: derived from ferritin, long-term storage of iron
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Lab studies in iron deficiency anemia
• Microcytic, hypochromic anemia – Decreased MCV, MCH, & MCHC
• Iron studies – Low serum iron – High total iron binding capacity (TIBC, transferrin
concentration) – Low % transferrin saturation – Low ferritin – Decreased bone marrow storage iron (hemosiderin)
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• Hemoglobin is a tetramer; with two alpha and two beta • Due to abnormally low production of alpha or beta-globin
chains: named for the chain which is decreased or absent • + Indicates diminished, but some production of globin
chain still happens: e.g. β+
• 0 Indicates complete absence of production production of globin chain by gene: e.g. β0
Thalassemia
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Demographics: Thalassemia
• Found most frequently in the Mediterranean, Africa, Western and Southeast Asia, India and Burma
• Distribution parallels that of Plasmodium falciparum
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Distinguishing features between iron def (IDA) and thalassemia
• Mentzer index: MCV/RBC <13 favors thalassemia
• England and Fraser Index: MCV– (5 × Hemoglobin)
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Distinguishing features between iron def and thalassemia
• The RBC count in thalassemia is more than 5.0 x 106/μL (5.0 x 1012/L) and in IDA is less than 5.0 x 106/μL (5.0 x 1012/L)
• MCV usually less than 70 in TT, more than 70 in IDA
• The red cell distribution width (RDW) in IDA is more than 17% and in TT is less than 17%.
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Anemia of chronic disease
• Mild to moderate anemia due to increased hepcidin, leading to iron sequestration
– Body unable to use iron stores
• Mildly microcytic or normocytic anemia
• Etiologies: chronic immune activation
– Chronic infections
– Collagen vascular disease
– Malignancy
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Macrocytic Anemia
• Non-megaloblastic • Liver disease • Myelodysplastic syndrome • Increased reticulocyte count
• Hemorrhage
• Megaloblastic • Vitamin B12 deficiency • Folic acid deficiency
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Anemia Due to Folate or Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency • Folate and cobalamin required for DNA synthesis
• Deficiency results in megaloblastic anemia due to impaired DNA replication
– Impaired nuclear development but abundant cytoplasm (nuclear-cytoplasmic asynchrony)
– Large marrow progenitors
• Similar clinical features* in peripheral blood and marrow morphology in folate and cobalamin deficiency
* Exception: Neurologic abnormalities in B12 deficiency
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• Non-specific signs and symptoms of anemia
• Macrocytic anemia
• Relatively low reticulocyte count
• Hypersegmentation of neutrophils
• Mild thrombocytopenia and/or neutropenia
• Megaloblastic changes in marrow
• Neurological findings (B12 deficiency only): loss of position sense, ataxia, psychomotor retardation, seizures
Clinical and Laboratory Findings Folate and Cobalamin Deficiency
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Hypersegmented neutrophils
Peripheral smear of a Megaloblastic Anemia Patient
http://hematologyoutlines.com/atlas_topics/137.html
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http://www.pathpedia.com/education/eatlas/histopathology/bone_marrow/megaloblastic_anemia.aspx
Bone Marrow Picture of Megaloblastic Anemia
Small black arrows (erythroid hyperplasia),Yellow arrow(megaloblastic chage) and Arrohead shows the dysplasia
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Normocytic Anemia
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Increased reticulocytes – Hemolytic anemia
– Post-hemorrhagic anemia
Decreased reticulocytes – Anemia of chronic disorders
– Endocrine disease
– Renal disease
– Liver disease
– Hypoplastic anemia
– Marrow infiltration
• Leukemia
• Myeloma
• Myelofibrosis
• Metastases
– Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Differential Diagnosis of Normocytic Anemia
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• PB smear, reticulocyte count
• Screen for liver, endocrine, renal disease
• Iron studies
• Bone marrow biopsy
Evaluation of Normocytic Anemia
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Hemolytic Anemia
• Inherited hemolytic anemia
• Acquired hemolytic anemia
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• Inherited hemolytic anemia
– Membrane defects (eg. hereditary spherocytosis)
– Globin defects (eg. Sickle cell anemia)
– Metabolic disorders
• Glucose-6 phosphate deficiency
• Pyrimidine 5’-nucleotidase deficiency (basophilic stippling).
Hemolytic Anemia
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Hereditary Spherocytosis
• Most common hereditary hemolytic anemia
• Spherocytes--microcytic, abnormal osmotic fragility
• May have broad RDW, but normal to low MCV and usually increased MCHC, depending on the degree of reticulocytosis
• Autosomal dominant inheritance (75%)
• Mutations in various structural membrane proteins
• “Cured” by splenectomy
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Hereditary Spherocytosis
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Sickle Cell Anemia
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Diagnosis of HS
• Peripheral blood smear- Spherocytes
• Osmotic fragility
– a laboratory test used in the diagnosis of HS, is sensitive but not specific. The test measures the in vitro lysis of RBCs suspended in solutions of decreasing osmolarity. Spherocytes are characterized by membrane loss and less redundancy to withstand
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Osmotic Fragility Test
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Diagnosis Discontinued!
• Flow cytometry
– Greater than 95% sensitive and specific for HS
– Labels patients RBCs with EMA (eosin-5-maleimide)
– EMA binds specifically with band 3 protein
– EMA binding is affected by all sorts of membrane protein abnormalities, not just band 3 deficiency
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Glucose-6-Phosphate Deficiency (G6PD)
• Catalyzes the initial step in the pentose phosphate pathway
• X-linked; more than 300 variants identified
• 130,000,000 probably carry a mutant gene
– Up to 20-30% of Africans
– Up to 35% in Sardinia
– Also seen in Asians
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• Two types of hemolytic anemia
– Acute, acquired hemolytic anemia
• Associated with exposure to primaquine, sulfa drugs
– Chronic mild hemolytic anemia (common in Africans, Caucasians, as compared to Mediterranean's)
Glucose-6-Phosphate Deficiency (G6PD)
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G6PD—Heinz Bodies
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G6PD—Bite Cells
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Tests for G6PD deficiency
• Fluorescent spot test – Quick and cheap – Detects generation of NADPH from NADP+ – G6P and NADP added to a drop of patient blood – Blood spot fluoresces at 340 nm if NADPH is generated – Only detects severe G6PD deficiency (enzyme levels below 30%)
• Enzyme activity assay (spectrophotometric assay) • *Caveats for non-PCR-based tests:
– don’t perform right after a hemolytic episode or blood transfusion! – May not detect heterozygous females or mild deficiencies
• Mutation testing by PCR – Useful in families with known mutation – Prenatal diagnosis – Also useful in targeted screening of populations with high frequency of
common mutations, such as G6PD A- in Africans & African-Americans
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• Acquired hemolytic anemia
– Immune mediated
– Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia
– Associated with infections
– Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Hemolytic Anemia
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• Premature destruction of red blood cells due to acquired antibodies directed against red cell antigens
• Direct Coombs test: detection of immunoglobulin and/or complement molecules on the surface of red blood cells.
• Indirect Coombs test: incubates normal red blood cells with patient serum, searching for unbound red cell antibody in the patient serum.
Immune-mediated Hemolytic Anemia
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• Characterized by red blood cell fragments in the peripheral blood (schistocytes)
• Differential Diagnosis:
– Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
– HUS (renal, shiga toxin, E. coli O157)
– Disseminated carcinoma (Mucinous adenoca)
– DIC
– Malignant hypertension
– Giant hemangiomas
– March hemoglobinuria
– Drugs (mitomycin-C)
Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia
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Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia
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• March hemoglobinuria
– Disorder of transient hemoglobinemia or hemoglobinuria due to forceful contact of body with hard surface
– Reported in
• Prolonged marches
• Competitive running
• Conga drumming
• Karate
• Jack hammer operators
Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia
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• Clostridium sepsis: may be severe, overwhelming
– Urgent identification and treatment is necessary
– Lecithinase
• Malaria (Blackwater fever)
• Bartonella bacilliformis
• Babesia microcoti
• Trypanosomiasis
• Mycoplasma pneumonia (IgM against I antigen)
• Infectious mononucleosis (IgM against i antigen)
Hemolytic Anemia Associated With Infection
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Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
• PNH characterized by pallor (anemia), dark urine at night, venous thrombi (especially large vessels)
• Acquired clonal disorder, mutation in the PIGA gene
• Defective synthesis of GPI-linked proteins
• Detected by flow cytometry done on both RBC and WBC initially
• Treatment with eculizumab—monoclonal Ab against C5
• Related to aplastic anemia and MDS
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Questions!!!
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