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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Risk Factors== | Common risk factors of megaloblastic anemia include nutritional factors like alcoholism, elderly, pregnant, veganms; malabsorptive syndromes. | ||
==Risk Factors== | |||
Common risk factors of megaloblastic anemia: | |||
* Folate deficiency | * Folate deficiency | ||
** Nutritionally deficient - Elderly, alcohol, narcotic abuse | ** Nutritionally deficient - Elderly, alcohol, narcotic abuse | ||
** Those with increased demand: [[pregnancy]], [[infancy]], low grade [[hemolysis]], [[malignancy]] or chronic [[hemodialysis]]. | ** Those with increased demand: [[pregnancy]], [[infancy]], low grade [[hemolysis]], [[malignancy]] or chronic [[hemodialysis]]. | ||
* | * Autoimmune disease such as Hashimoto’s, vitiligo, diabetes, adrenal insufficiency, etc. (Schmitt’s Syndrome). | ||
* Strict Vegans and/or their | * Strict Vegans and/or their infant | ||
* | * Malabsorptive disorders such as blind loops/bacterial overgrowth, Sprue, Whipple’s and Crohn’s can malabsorb folate and B12. | ||
* D.Latum is a competitor for B12 absorption. This entity is most commonly found in Scandinavia. | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amandeep Singh M.D.[2]
Overview
Common risk factors of megaloblastic anemia include nutritional factors like alcoholism, elderly, pregnant, veganms; malabsorptive syndromes.
Risk Factors
Common risk factors of megaloblastic anemia:
- Folate deficiency
- Nutritionally deficient - Elderly, alcohol, narcotic abuse
- Those with increased demand: pregnancy, infancy, low grade hemolysis, malignancy or chronic hemodialysis.
- Autoimmune disease such as Hashimoto’s, vitiligo, diabetes, adrenal insufficiency, etc. (Schmitt’s Syndrome).
- Strict Vegans and/or their infant
- Malabsorptive disorders such as blind loops/bacterial overgrowth, Sprue, Whipple’s and Crohn’s can malabsorb folate and B12.
- D.Latum is a competitor for B12 absorption. This entity is most commonly found in Scandinavia.