Macrocytic Anemia Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Macrocytic anemias are generally classified into megaloblastic or nonmegaloblastic anemia. [doi.org]

Megaloblastic anemias are a subgroup of macrocytic anemias, in which distinctive morphologic abnormalities occur in red cell precursors in bone marrow, namely megaloblastic [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

anemia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Anemia

Macrocytic anemia Possible causes of macrocytic anemia include vitamin B-12 deficiency, folate deficiency, liver disease, and hypothyroidism. [emedicine.com]

The anemia is then categorized as microcytic, macrocytic or normocytic, with or without reticulocytosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Anemia of chronic disease commonly is manifested by normocytic normochromic indices; however, microcytic hypochromic indices also can be associated with anemia of chronic [emedicine.com]

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Chronic Alcoholism

Macrocytosis with an MCV 100 fL reflects the direct effect of alcohol on bone marrow as well as macrocytic anemia resulting from folate deficiency, which is common among undernourished [merckmanuals.com]

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Third Trimester Pregnancy

The concomitant phenomenon of a third trimester pregnancy with a significant degree of pelvic organ prolapse is extremely rare. We report on a patient with pelvic organ prolapse complicating third trimester pregnancy treated by concomitant cesarean hysterectomy and abdominal sacrocolpopexy. A 30-year-old woman,[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Autoimmune Gastritis

Lab: classically considered to have macrocytic anemia; however, normocytic and microcystic more common.[2] Etiology: autoimmune. [librepathology.org]

(IDA), 48 with normocytic indices, and 29 with macrocytic anemia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pernicious anemia (PA), the macrocytic anemia also termed as Biermers disease or Addisonian anemia is an autoimmune disorder. [casereports.in]

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Pernicious Anemia

Macrocytic anemia incidiously appeared in September 1999. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

An elderly black man was admitted to our institution with macrocytic anemia, dysphagia, and significant weight loss. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

She was readmitted with jaundice and macrocytic anemia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia

This report describes a case of congenital dyserythropoietic anemia (CDA) type I diagnosed in a 22-year-old woman with a two year history of macrocytic anemia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia (CDA) type-1 is a rare genetic disorder of ineffective erythropoiesis, which manifests in macrocytic anemia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia (CDA) type I is a rare autosomal recessive macrocytic anemia whose natural history is not well documented. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Myelodysplasia

Medical Importance The myelodysplastic syndromes are clonal hematopoietic disorders that commonly cause macrocytic anemia in older patients. [hematology.org]

[…] skin Thrombocytopenia ; with impaired primary hemostasis petechial bleeding Hepatosplenomegaly (uncommon) References:[4] Diagnostics CBC with peripheral smear Normocytic or macrocytic [amboss.com]

Initial stages of MDS may be characterized by macrocytic anemia with mild thrombocytopenia or neutropenia. [symptoma.com]

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Folic Acid Deficiency

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Folic acid deficiency (FAD) may result in macrocytic anemia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Macrocytic anemia of pregnancy responds to treatment with folic acid. [studyandscore.com]

FOLATE deficiency has been recognized for some time to be the cause of most cases of macrocytic anemia of pregnancy. 1 2 3 The association of megaloblastic anemia with hemorrhage [nejm.org]

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Congenital Intrinsic Factor Deficiency

which may be macrocytic. 33 Congenital intrinsic factor deficiency or mutation. 34 – 36 Patients with this rare group of disorders present with megaloblastic anemia in childhood [basicmedicalkey.com]

In children presenting with macrocytic anemia, the differential diagnosis does include myelodysplastic syndrome and bone marrow failure, yet cobalamin and folate deficiency [epostersonline.com]

Showing 1-10 of 147 references Effect of vitamin The New England Journal of Medicine Downloaded from nejm.org at CHILDRENS MERCY Evaluation of macrocytic anemias [pdfs.semanticscholar.org]

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease Type 1

Subjects were excluded if there was a known history of iron deficiency anemia (IDA), 14 UC, or macrocytic anemia. [doi.org]

Vitamin B12 and folate deficient anemia is characteristically macrocytic. [doi.org]

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Refractory Megaloblastic Anemia

TOC HEME Approach to Macrocytic /Megaloblastic Anemia By means of morphologic and biochemical criteria, macrocytic anemias can be divided into two groups: The megaloblastic [enotes.tripod.com]

Examples include causesof splenomegaly, indications for splenectomy, differential diagnosis of normocytic anemia,macrocytic anemia, hypochromic anemia, thrombocytopenia, bone [books.google.de]

Clinical signs macrocytic normochromic anemia pernicious anemia: also atrophic glossitis, atrophic gastritis, neurologic disorders Histology Peripheral blood: normochromic [atlases.muni.cz]

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Subacute Combined Degeneration of Spinal Cord

Serum B12, methylmalonic acid, Schilling test, Complete Blood Count- looking for megaloblastic anemia if there is also folic acid deficiency or macrocytic anemia. [en.wikipedia.org]

She had macrocytic anemia (MCV 115), and vitamin B12 levels were in the low normal range—254 pg/mL (reference for low, 239). [shmabstracts.com]

anemia Differential Diagnosis for PROGRESSIVE SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA -degenerative disorders -demyelinating disorders -infectious disorders -inflammatory disorders -neoplastic [quizlet.com]

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Bone Marrow Metastasis

Rectal cancers may rarely metastasize in bone and when it occurs, is usually preceded by lung and/or liver metastasis. However, whether it may ever bypasses other organs, particularly lung and liver and metastasizes directly to bone or not, is debatable. Some authors have described the presence of isolated bone[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Folate-Deficiency Anemia

Definition / general Folate deficiency is a low level of folic acid (Vitamin B9) in the body Essential features Characterized by macrocytic anemia Terminology Also called [pathologyoutlines.com]

[…] a form of megaloblastic (macrocytic) anemia caused by a lack of folic acid in the diet. folic acid deficiency anemia Anemia resulting from a deficiency of folic acid. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Folate deficiency is one of the causes of macrocytic anemia. [epilepsy.com]

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Congenital Malabsorption of Folic Acid

Signs and symptoms [ edit ] Affected infants present within a few months after birth with failure to thrive and severe folate deficiency manifested as macrocytic anemia and [en.wikipedia.org]

[…] loss with normal appetite Fat Pale,voluminous,greasy offensive diarrhea Protein Edema, muscle atrophy, amenorrhea carbohydrate Abdominal bloating, flatus, w. diarrhea B12 Macrocytic [slideplayer.com]

The megaloblastic effect is characterized by an aregenerative macrocytic anemia with nuclear dysmaturity, where the nucleus appears immature relative to the cytoplasm because [emedicine.medscape.com]

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Myxedema

[…] secondary to hemorrhage, or macrocytic anemia caused by vitamin B12 deficiency, or normocytic normochromic anemia, which may be secondary to decreased oxygen requirement [emedicine.com]

These include macrocytic anemia and high creatine kinase and cholesterol levels. [cureus.com]

[…] caused by coagulopathy related to an acquired von Willebrand syndrome (type 1) and decreases in factors V, VII, VIII, IX, and X. [18, 19] Patients may also have microcytic anemia [emedicine.com]

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Idiopathic Refractory Anemia

Macrocytic anemia is usually caused by vitamin d eficiencies, alcohol use, medication s or thyroid. [seer.cancer.gov]

Thrombocytopenia ; with impaired primary hemostasis petechial bleeding Hepatosplenomegaly (uncommon) References: [4] Diagnostics CBC with peripheral smear Normocytic or macrocytic [amboss.com]

This effectively ruled out ITP and we considered a diagnosis of 5q-syndrome, which is characterized by del(5q), macrocytic anemia, and normal or elevated platelet count [ [synapse.koreamed.org]

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Primary Myelofibrosis

MCV, MCH, MCHC, PSE Microcytic hypochromic Macrocytic hypo/normo Megaloblastic NormoblasticIron Def. [slideshare.net]

Anemia Ferritin, TIBC, BM Fe Thalassemia, Hb pathy Sederoblastic Anaem. Chr. Infection, Lead Folate defici. [slideshare.net]

Anemia Suspected Thorough Clin, Bleed Hb%, RCC, Hct Decreased RPI, Retic count 2 RPI, Retic count 2 Hemolytic Anemia Coombs DAT, IDAT Hb electrophoresis Osmotic fragility [slideshare.net]

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Microcytic Anemia

When the MCV is 80 fL, the red cells are described as microcytic and when 100 fL, macrocytic (the latter occur in macrocytic anemia). [en.wikipedia.org]

macrocytic anemia panel test in Rajkot macrocytic anemia panel test in Surat macrocytic anemia panel test in Thane macrocytic anemia panel test in Udaipur macrocytic anemia [lalpathlabs.com]

Subcategories are microcytic, normocytic, and macrocytic anemias, but these are not mutually exclusive. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria

CBC showed leukopenia (WBC 2.9 x 103 /µL) with neutropenia (segmented neutrophils 48%), macrocytic anemia (Hgb 6.1 g/dL, hematocrit 20%, MCV,113 fL) and thrombocytopenia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Alternative Names Macrocytic achylic anemia; Congenital pernicious anemia; Juvenile pernicious anemia; Vitamin B12 deficiency (malabsorption); Anemia - intrinsic factor; Anemia [mclaren.org]

[…] tur·nal he·mo·glo·bi·nu·ri·a an infrequent disorder with insidious onset (usually in the third or fourth decade) and chronic course, characterized by episodes of hemolytic anemia [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

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Normocytic Normochromic Anemia

We're going to go into the different causes of macrocytic, microcytic, and normocytic anemias, the different types of those anemias, but as a general rule of thumb, the macrocytic [khanacademy.org]

[…] of chronic disease 2 auto immune hemolytic if microcytic hypochromic 1 anemia of chronic disease 2 iron defeciency anemia mostly git bleeding from drugs if macrocytic anemia [dailyrounds.org]

Howell-Jolly bodies are DNA remnants seen with a macrocytic anemia or a damaged spleen. [physicianassistantexamreview.com]

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Short Bowel Syndrome

To report our experience with the first series of serial transverse enteroplasty operations (a novel bowel-lengthening procedure for patients with short bowel syndrome). DESIGN. Case series. A tertiary paediatric surgery referral centre in Hong Kong. Four patients with short bowel syndrome aged 11 months to 14[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Tropical Sprue

Patients with tropical sprue typically present with macrocytic anemia due to malabsorption of folate and/or vitamin B(12). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Keywords Main Side Effect Main Drug Interaction Macrocytic Anemia Tropical Sprue Celiac Sprue These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. [link.springer.com]

Past studies have indicated a megaloblastic macrocytic anemia, steatorrhea, impaired absorption of glucose, and abnormal x-ray patterns of the small bowel in untreated patients [jamanetwork.com]

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Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia

macrocytic anemia and low holotranscobalamin (HoloTC) levels. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY ANEMIA B12 deficiency anemia is a common cause of macrocytic anemia. [thebigl.co]

Megaloblastic macrocytic anemia Antony AC. Megaloblastic anemias. In: Hoffman R, Benz EJ, Silberstein LE, et al, eds. Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. 7th ed. [medlineplus.gov]

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Dihydrofolate Reductase Deficiency

Definition / general Folate deficiency is a low level of folic acid (Vitamin B9) in the body Essential features Characterized by macrocytic anemia Terminology Also called [pathologyoutlines.com]

This type of anemia is called megaloblastic or macrocytic anemia, referring to the enlarged, immature red blood cells. [lpi.oregonstate.edu]

PubMed Search: Folate deficiency anemia [title] Page views in 2018: 966 Page views in 2019 to date: 509 Cite this page: Amita R Folate deficiency anemia. [pathologyoutlines.com]

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Megaloblastic Anemia

macrocytic anemia. [livehealthy.chron.com]

Macrocytic RBCs occur in a variety of clinical circumstances, many unrelated to megaloblastosis. Most macrocytic (ie, MCV 100 fL/cell) anemias are megaloblastic. [merckmanuals.com]

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Leukoerythroblastic Anemia

Nephropathy 2 hemolytic anemia hypochromic anemia Leukemoid Reaction macrocytic anemia Malarial Anemia microcytic anemia multiple myeloma myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative [rgd.mcw.edu]

Initial steps in evaluating iron deficiency Hgb & HCT – Look at Hgb and HCT, that’s how you diagnose anemia MCV – This breaks it down into Microcytic, Normocytic, and Macrocytic [timeofcare.com]

may have basophils, platelets Anemia, leukocytosis, or nl platelets platelets, often abnormal Dimorphic RBC, platelets Macrocytic anemia, or nl platelets Marrow Myeloids [surgpathcriteria.stanford.edu]

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Acute Erythroblastic Leukemia

hypogranulation, hyposegmentation Megakaryocytes: small, non-lobulated cells Older patients Asymptomatic, or BM failure Macrocytic anemia Low-grade: support, follow. [quizlet.com]

An excellent example was case 352 Image 1D, a 20-year-old man who had jaundice and severe macrocytic anemia. [academic.oup.com]

Clinical and Lab Findings in MDS: what type of patients symptoms what kind of anemia Treatment and Prognosis of MDS Red cells: megaloblastic nuclei, fragmentation Neutrophils [quizlet.com]

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Hereditary Orotic Aciduria

It includes signs and symptoms of macrocytic hypochromic anemia with megaloblastic changes in bone marrow, leukopenia, retarded growth, and urinary excretion of large amounts [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

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