Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration

The mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (engl. Mean corpuscular / cellular hemoglobin concentration , MCHC ) denotes the mean hemoglobin concentration of the hematocrit (the red cell mass ). In healthy people, this value is between 33 and 36 grams per deciliter . It can be calculated as follows:

${\displaystyle MCHC\ (\mathrm {g/dl} )={\frac {{\text{Hämoglobin}}\ (\mathrm {g/dl} )\cdot 100}{{\text{Hämatokrit}}\ ({\text{Vol}}\%)}}}$

The MCHC often remains normal with changes in the blood count, while the MCV and MCH change largely in the same direction.

An increase in MCHC can indicate high-titre cold agglutinins . An increase in normal MCH may indicate hereditary spherocytosis . A decrease can be associated with iron and pyridoxine deficiency, thalassemia , sideroachrestic anemia and others.

See also

• Erythrocyte Distribution Width (RDW)

Web links

• Overview of the red cell indices

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