Volume : IX, Issue : III, March - 2019

EVALUATION OF CAUSE OF DIMORPHIC ANAEMIA IN ADULTS

Dr. Neerja Shastri, Dr Brajendra Kumar

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The objective of this study was to investigate the basic cause of dimorphic anemia in adult patients using hematological parameters, bone marrow iron stores, serum vitamin B12 and folate assays. Hematological parameters,bone marrow iron stores , serum vitamin B12 and folate assays of 62 patients with dimorphic anemia were studied to evaluate the basic etiology in dimorphic anemia.The mean MCV was 95.01±13.14fl and MCV was normal in 56.45% cases. BM examination showed megaloblastic maturation in 32.36%, megaloblastic with micronormoblastic maturation in 64.52% cases. BM iron stores were deficient in 32.26% cases. 43.55% cases had only folic acid deficiency, 19.35% cases had only B12 deficiency and 27.42% cases had both B12 and folate deficiency. Combined iron and vitamin deficiencies were found in 25.8% cases. The mean MCV, MCH, MCHC and RDW were significantly high in combined deficiencies. The common basic cause for dimorphic anemia was folate deficiency. MCV is unreliable as a screening parameter for anemia with vitaminB12 or folate deficiencies.

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EVALUATION OF CAUSE OF DIMORPHIC ANAEMIA IN ADULTS, Dr.Neerja Shastri, Dr Brajendra kumar INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-3 | March-2019

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