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22nd May 2023
A 25-year-old female is having some routine bloods done as part of a work medical
A 25-year-old female is having some routine bloods done as part of a work medical. She is asymptomatic and has no known past medical history. She is a non-smoker and drinks minimal alcohol. She was born in Italy but has lived in the UK since childhood.
Her bloods show:
| Hb | 105 g/L | Female (115-160 g/L) |
| WBC | 8 x 10⁹/L | (4.0-11.0 x 10⁹/L) |
| Platelets | 200 x 10⁹/L | (150-500 x 10⁹/L) |
| MCV | 61 fL | (80-100 fL) |
| Ferritin | 120 ng/L | (12-150 ng/L) |
What is the likely underlying diagnosis to explain these blood results?
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