A 1-year-old girl is brought to the pediatrician by her parents due to poor growth and skeletal abnormalities. Laboratory investigations show microcyt

Subject
Paediatrics
System
Hematology & Oncology

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A 1-year-old girl is brought to the pediatrician by her parents due to poor growth and skeletal abnormalities. Laboratory investigations show microcytic anemia and higher concentration of hemoglobin A2.

Which is the most likely diagnosis?


A- Sickle cell anemia
B- β-thalassemia
C- Lead poisoning
D- Iron deficiency