A 25 year old lady on treatment for rheumatoid ahritis has following lab findings: Hb-9gm/dl, MCV- 55fl, serum iron-30microgm/d1, ferritin 200 ng/ml, TIBC- 298 micrograms/dl. What is the most probable diagnosis?
(A) Thalassemia minor (B) Thalassemia major (C) Anemia of chronic disease (D) Iron deficiency anemia
(C) Answer C. Anemia of chronic diseaseE aicular manifestations of Rheumatoid Ahritis:* Subcutaneous nodules * Sjogren's syndrome* Pericarditis, Mitral regurgitation * Pleuritis, Interstitial Lung disease * Vasculitis * Felty's syndrome in the late stages of RA ; most common hematologic abnormality in RA- normochromic normocytic anemia.* Lymphoma