Clinical hemoglobin C

Alternative names:

hemoglobin C disease

Symptoms:

• usually none
• jaundice (yellowish color to the skin) is episodic

Signs and tests:

Physical examination reveals an enlarged spleen.

• Hemoglobin electrophoresis shows hemoglobin C.
• Peripheral smear shows target cells.
• CBC shows anemia.

This disease may also alter the results of the following tests:

• hemoglobin; serum