(A) Peripheral smear showing poikilocytes: sickel cells, target cells, Howell-Jolly bodies and schistocytes. (B) Hb electrophoresis: sickel cell βeta+ thalassemia.

(A) Peripheral smear showing poikilocytes: sickel cells, target cells, Howell-Jolly bodies and schistocytes. (B) Hb electrophoresis: sickel cell βeta+ thalassemia.

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This is a case report of 20-year-old multigravida (G2P1L0) belonging to tribal community presented at 30 weeks of gestation with severe anemia, fever, arthralgia and jaundice with multiple blood transfusions in the past and with previous pregnancy outcome being stillborn and was not evaluated for the same. A diagnosis of sickle cell β+Thalassemia (...