Megaloblastic anemia due to folic acid deficiency is commonly due to:
- Folic acid deficiency is primarily d/t - insufficient intake and increased demand - Vitamin B12 deficiency is primarily d/t - malabsorption. MEGALOBLASTIC ANAEMIA: - Cause - vit B12/ Folic acid deficiency - Peripheral smear shows : Anisopoikilocytosis, Macro ovalocytes, Hypersegmented neutrophils - TREATMENT: Vitamin B12 and Folic acid supplementation.
Nutritional anemia
Inadequate dietary intake
Defective intestinal absorption
Absence of folic acid binding protein in serum
Absence of glutamic acid in the intestine
Inadequate dietary intake