22 July 2020
: Case report
A Case of COVID-19 in a Patient with Asymptomatic Hemoglobin D Thalassemia and Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
Rare coexistence of disease or pathology
Sreethish Sasi1AEF*, Mohamed A. Yassin2AEF, Arun Prabhakaran Nair3EF, Muna S. Al Maslamani3EFDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.925788
Am J Case Rep 2020; 21:e925788
Table 2. Results of anemia workup including hemoglobin electrophoresis.
| Detail | Result | Normal range |
|---|---|---|
| Iron (µmol/L) | 3 | 6–35 |
| TIBC (µmol/L) | 60 | 45–80 |
| Transferrin (gm/L) | 2.4 | 2.0–3.6 |
| Iron saturation (%) | 5 | 15–45 |
| Ferritin (µg/L) | 450.0 | 38.0–270.0 |
| Folate (nmol/L) | 35 | 10–70 |
| Vitamin B12 (pmol/L) | 134.0 | 145.0–596.0 |
| Hgb A (%) | 0.0 | 95.8–98.0 |
| Hgb A2 (%) | 1.9 | 2.0–3.3 |
| Hgb F (%) | 1.9 | 0.0–0.9 |
| Hgb S (%) | 0.0 | |
| Hgb D (%) | 96.2 | |
| Sickle test | Negative | |
| TIBC – total iron-binding capacity; Hgb – hemoglobin. | ||






