Severe megaloblastic anemia: Vitamin deficiency and other causes
Socha DS, DeSouza SI, Flagg A, Sekeres M, Rogers HJ. Severe megaloblastic anemia: Vitamin deficiency and other causes. Cleveland Clinic Journal Of Medicine 2020, 87: 153-164. PMID: 32127439, DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.87a.19072.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsMegaloblastic anemiaRed blood cell productionVitamin supplementationLaboratory findingsVitamin deficiencyBlood cell productionIntramedullary hemolysisCobalamin deficiencyMacrocytic anemiaCommon causeCase of deficiencySevere casesNeoplastic diseaseCharacteristic morphologicFolate deficiencyUnderlying causeAnemiaCell productionCauseDeficiencyDiscontinuationMedicationsTherapyDiseaseSupplementation