A 23-year-old male Subhas Raj presents to the medicine OPD with complaint of hematuria. There is no burning sensation during urination. He also has no history suggestive of respiratory tract infection. He gives a history of two of his relatives suffering from ‘some blood disease’. His coagulation studies are within normal limits. The hemoglobin electrophoresis shows the following: Hb A 60% and Hb S 40%. Which of the following is most likely true about this patient?
A 23-year-old male Subhas Raj presents to the medicine OPD with complaint of hematuria. There is no burning sensation during urination. He also has no history suggestive of respiratory tract infection. He gives a history of two of his relatives suffering from ‘some blood disease’. His coagulation studies are within normal limits. The hemoglobin electrophoresis shows the following: Hb A 60% and Hb S 40%. Which of the following is most likely true about this patient?
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A 23-year-old male Subhas Raj presents to the medicine OPD with complaint of hematuria. There is no burning sensation during urination. He also has no history suggestive of respiratory tract infection. He gives a history of two of his relatives suffering from ‘some blood disease’. His coagulation studies are within normal limits. The hemoglobin electrophoresis shows the following: Hb A 60% and Hb S 40%. Which of the following is most likely true about this patient?
✓ Correct Answer: C. He is protected from Plasmodium falciparum.
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