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Types of Anemia -. Normocytic - refers to size of RBC - normal-sized red blood cells, but less number of them. Normochromic - refers to hemoglobin concentration (color) - concentration of hemoglobin in the red blood cells is within the standard range. But you have less numbers of red blood cells.
The patient's normocytic anemia and severe thrombocytopenia are attributable to the prominent red blood cell and platelet phagocytosis observed in the BM aspirate (Figure 1). In addition, given that the patient had splenomegaly, it is likely that hyperplenism contributed to these findings as well.