Discriminant indexes to simplify the differential diagnosis between iron deficiency anemia and thalassemia minor in individuals with microcytic anemia.
Fernando Minervo Pimentel ReisRaul Ribeiro de AndradeCélio Fernando de Sousa RodriguesFabiano Timbó BarbosaPublished in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2020)
Confirmatory tests for differential diagnosis between IDA and TM require time-consuming and costly methods. Despite the excellent performances of IGK, Ehsani index, and RBC, none of them presented sufficient sensitivity and specificity to establish a diagnosis. However, they can provide a powerful additional tool for diagnostic simplification between IDA and TM.