Megaloblastic Anemia

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Megaloblastic Anemia

•Cytological and functional •abnormalities in peripheral •blood and bone marrow cells

due to impaired DNA synthesis.

Megaloblastic Anemia

The Megaloblastic anemia are caused by impaired DNA synthesis and almost always due to a deficiency of either B12 or Folate

(Megaloblastic Anemia ( clinical features

The onset is usualy insidious and the patient have symptoms of anemia, have slight yellow tinge due to hemolysis Inceased ineffective erythropoisis .red and sore tongue ,slight splenomegaly. In severe cases pancytopenia

Megaloblastic Anemia

In Vit b12 deficiency , there may be neurological symptoms and other signs including optic atrophy, prepheral neuropathy, subacute combined degeneration of the cord and dementia

Megaloblastic Anemia Hematologic features Macrocytic anemia

RBC Macro-ovalocytesReticulocytosisPancytopenia

Hypersegmented poly

Nucleuted RBC in PBS

Drugs causing Megaloblastic anemia

-mechanism UncertainAnticonvulsant drugs Oral contraceptive agents

- Dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors

MethotrexateTrimethoprim

Triameterene Pyrimethamine

VitB12 Folate

Content in food : Vegatables:poor Vegatable :richMeat : rich Meat : moderate

Effect of cooking : 10-30% loss 60-90% loss

Adult daily requirments 2-4 ug 200ug

Adult daily intake 5 -30 u g 100-500 u g

Site of absorption Ileum Duodenum & Jejunum

Body stores 2-5 mg 5-20 mg

Vitamin B 12 and Folate metabolism -----------------------------------------------------

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VitB12 Folate

Content in food : Vegatables:poor Vegatable :richMeat : rich Meat : moderate

Effect of cooking : 10-30% loss 60-90% loss

Adult daily requirments 2-4 ug 200ug

Adult daily intake 5 -30 u g 100-500 u g

Site of absorption Ileum Duodenum & Jejunum

Body stores 2-5 mg 5-20 mg

Vitamin B 12 and Folate metabolism -----------------------------------------------------

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Mechanism Disorder------------------------------ - Decreased intake Nutritional deficiency

Impaired absorption Gastric causes : Pernicious anemia

Gastrectomy

Intestinal causes Lesions of small intestine

Celiac disease

Tropcal sprue

Fish Tape worm infestation

Megaloblastic anemia due to Vit B12 deficiency

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Mechanism Disorder------------------------------ - Decreased intake Nutritional deficiency

Impaired absorption

Celiac disease Tropcal sprue

Megaloblastic anemia due to Folate deficiency

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Increased demand pregnancy Hemolytic anemia

Myeloprolifrative d . Leukemia & Lymphoma

Sidroblastic A Carcinoma

Inflamatory d Hyperthyroidsm

Skin diseases

Diagnosis of Mega a. due to Vit B12 deficiency

: Schilling test :Loading dose of parenteral Vit B12

and then given oral radioactive B12any absorbed B12 excreted in urine more

then 10% over the next 24 hours

The diagnosis of pernicious anemia is confirmed in the serum of autoantibodies to both

parietal cells in over 90% and Intrinsic factor in over 50% of paients

Deffrentiating Cbl , Folate and combined deficiency.

1-Cobalamin deficiency: Serum Cobalamin and red blood cell Folate level are low.

Serum folate level is normal.

2-Folate deficiency: Serum and red blood cell are normal.

Serum cobalamin is normal.

3-Combined cobalamin and folat deficiency all three test results are low.

Serum Homocysteine and Methylmalonic acid levels

-Reduced activity of methionin synthetase

-Ellevated serum levels of Homocysteine.

-Reduced conversion of MMCoA to succinyl CoA.

-Elevated levels of Methyl Malonyl Co A.

Treatment of Megaloblastic anemiaHydroxycobalamin 5-10 ug/day im for two weeks

A brisk reticulocye response after one week

Followed by 1000 ug every three months

Folate deficiency is treated with oral Folic acid 5 mg /day for 15 days then followed by 1mg/day

Prophylactically in pregnancy,premature babiesdialysis, and chronic hemolysis

Folic acid should not given alone until B12 has been excluded to prevent precipitate neurological changes

Treatment of Megaloblastic anemiaHydroxycobalamin 5-10 ug/day im for two weeks

A brisk reticulocye response after one week

Followed by 1000 ug every three months

Folate deficiency is treated with oral Folic acid 5 mg /day for 15 days then followed by 1mg/day

Prophylactically in pregnancy,premature babiesdialysis, and chronic hemolysis

Folic acid should not given alone until B12 has been excluded to prevent precipitate neurological changes

Treatment of Megaloblastic anemiaHydroxycobalamin 5-10 ug/day im for two weeks

A brisk reticulocye response after one week

Followed by 1000 ug every three months

Folate deficiency is treated with oral Folic acid 5 mg /day for 15 days then followed by 1mg/day

Prophylactically in pregnancy,premature babiesdialysis, and chronic hemolysis

Folic acid should not given alone until B12 has been excluded to prevent precipitate neurological changes

Treatment of Megaloblastic anemiaHydroxycobalamin 5-10 ug/day im for two weeks

A brisk reticulocye response after one week

Followed by 1000 ug every three months

Folate deficiency is treated with oral Folic acid 5 mg /day for 15 days then followed by 1mg/day

Prophylactically in pregnancy,premature babiesdialysis, and chronic hemolysis

Folic acid should not given alone until B12 has been excluded to prevent precipitate neurological changes

Treatment of Megaloblastic anemiaHydroxycobalamin 5-10 ug/day im for two weeks

A brisk reticulocye response after one week

Followed by 1000 ug every three months

Folate deficiency is treated with oral Folic acid 5 mg /day for 15 days then followed by 1mg/day

Prophylactically in pregnancy,premature babiesdialysis, and chronic hemolysis

Folic acid should not given alone until B12 has been excluded to prevent precipitate neurological changes

Treatment of Megaloblastic anemiaHydroxycobalamin 5-10 ug/day im for two weeks

A brisk reticulocye response after one week

Followed by 1000 ug every three months

Folate deficiency is treated with oral Folic acid 5 mg /day for 15 days then followed by 1mg/day

Prophylactically in pregnancy,premature babiesdialysis, and chronic hemolysis

Folic acid should not given alone until B12 has been excluded to prevent precipitate neurological changes

Treatment of Megaloblastic anemiaHydroxycobalamin 5-10 ug/day im for two weeks

A brisk reticulocye response after one week

Followed by 1000 ug every three months

Folate deficiency is treated with oral Folic acid 5 mg /day for 15 days then followed by 1mg/day

Prophylactically in pregnancy,premature babiesdialysis, and chronic hemolysis

Folic acid should not given alone until B12 has been excluded to prevent precipitate neurological changes

Treatment of Megaloblastic anemiaHydroxycobalamin 5-10 ug/day im for two weeks

A brisk reticulocye response after one week

Followed by 1000 ug every three months

Folate deficiency is treated with oral Folic acid 5 mg /day for 15 days then followed by 1mg/day

Prophylactically in pregnancy,premature babiesdialysis, and chronic hemolysis

Folic acid should not given alone until B12 has been excluded to prevent precipitate neurological changes

Treatment of Megaloblastic anemiaHydroxycobalamin 5-10 ug/day im for two weeks

A brisk reticulocye response after one week

Followed by 1000 ug every three months

Folate deficiency is treated with oral Folic acid 5 mg /day for 15 days then followed by 1mg/day

Prophylactically in pregnancy,premature babiesdialysis, and chronic hemolysis

Folic acid should not given alone until B12 has been excluded to prevent precipitate neurological changes

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