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The changing pattern of megaloblastic anemia: megaloblastic anemia in Israel

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1983
The causes of megaloblastic anemia were studied in a survey of patients admitted to six Israeli hospitals over a period of 15 yr. Among the 203 patients identified, 69% had pernicious anemia, 12% had gastrointestinal disease, 9% had primary nutritional deficiency of whom only 1% were associated with pregnancy, and 7% had selective vitamin B12 ...
A, Zimran, C, Hershko
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Treatment of megaloblastic anemias

Journal of Chronic Diseases, 1957
Abstract Megaloblastic anemia is almost always the consequence of a deficiency state. The proper management of this disorder requires the identification of the nature of the underlying abnormality, since this dictates the choice of the specific therapeutic agent for the deficiency, the duration of treatment required, and the other therapeutic ...
P A, McINTYRE, J R, KREVANS, C L, CONLEY
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Hyperpigmentation in megaloblastic anemia

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 1985
Generalized hyperpigmentation developed over 2 years in a 65-year-old woman. A diagnosis of pernicious anemia was made, and treatment with vitamin B12 led to complete reversion of her hyperpigmentation to normal. Literature pertinent to hyperpigmentation and its association with megaloblastic anemias is reviewed and several possible mechanisms are ...
V J, Marks, R A, Briggaman, C E, Wheeler
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Megaloblastic anemia

Postgraduate Medicine, 1978
Most, but not all, megaloblastic anemia is produced by "ineffective erythropoiesis" in the bone marrow due to either folic acid or vitamin B12 deficiency. In folic acid deficiency the cause frequently is inadequate dietary intake, whereas vitamin B12 deficiency is almost always conditioned by some specific type of malabsorption.
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Hyperpigmentation in Megaloblastic Anemia

International Journal of Dermatology, 1988
ABSTRACT: Hyperpigmentation of the hands and feet developed in a 65–year–old Korean woman who had undergone a total gastrectomy and esophagojejunostomy due to early gastric cancer 7 years previously. A diagnosis of megaloblastic anemia due to vitamin B12deficiency was made.
S H, Lee   +4 more
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Diagnosis Of Megaloblastic Anemia

Annual Review of Medicine, 1991
Megaloblastic anemia can be due to cobalamin deficiency, folate deficiency, or refractory forms of bone marrow disease. This essay reviews current thinking on the diagnostic procedures available to a physician considering these disorders. The questions to be answered are as follows: Is a megaloblastic anemia present?
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Megaloblastic Anemia in Pregnancy

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1995
Megaloblastic anemia is one of the acquired nutritional anemias that may complicate pregnancy. It is most often secondary to folic acid deficiency because folate requirements are increased during gestation. When the diagnosis of megaloblastic anemia is confirmed, appropriate therapy will initiate a rapid reversal of the anemia process.
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Fever in Megaloblastic Anemia

Southern Medical Journal, 1979
Charts of 122 patients with megaloblastic anemia due to either B12 or folic acid deficiency were reviewed for the presence of fever. Fever, defined as a temperature of 100 F (37.8 C) or more, was present in approximately 40% of the patients with both.
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Megaloblastic Anemia in China

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1982
Excerpt To the editor: The article, "Hematology in the People's Republic of China" (1), states that "megaloblastic anemias, and, in particular, pernicious anemia are said to be virtually unknown ex...
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