Volume : VII, Issue : X, October - 2018
SPECTRUM OF MACROCYTIC ANEMIA IN ADULT POPULATION: CLINICAL EXPERIENCE FROM A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE
Dr. Deepak Jain, Dr. Disha Saxena, Dr. Manoj Yadav, Dr. Nityanand
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PURPOSE: Macrocytic anemia is a state with mean corpuscular volume (MCV) more than 100fL. Various disease initially may present as macrocytosis. Thus, a detailed evaluation is required in every case of macrocytic anemia.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: This study was conducted on 500 patients of macrocytic anemia at Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak. Patients with any chronic medical illness were excluded.
RESULTS: Majority of cases belonged to age group of 15–29 years of age with male preponderance. Pancytopenia was the most common hematological presentation. Megaloblastic anemia accounts for macrocytosis in 90% of the patients with MCV 110fL or more. Vitamin B12 was deficient in 84.5% cases with megaloblastic anemia. Non–megaloblastic causes include liver disease, aplastic anemia etc.
CONCLUSION: This study concluded that megaloblastic anemia is the most common cause of macrocytic anemia and likelihood of megaloblastic cause increases with MCV of >110fL.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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Dr. Deepak Jain, Dr. Disha Saxena, Dr. Manoj Yadav, Dr. Nityanand, SPECTRUM OF MACROCYTIC ANEMIA IN ADULT POPULATION: CLINICAL EXPERIENCE FROM A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-10 | October-2018
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Dr. Deepak Jain, Dr. Disha Saxena, Dr. Manoj Yadav, Dr. Nityanand, SPECTRUM OF MACROCYTIC ANEMIA IN ADULT POPULATION: CLINICAL EXPERIENCE FROM A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-10 | October-2018
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