Pigmentation in megaloblastic anaemia associated with pregnancy and lactation.
Generalized skin pigmentation in five African women with megaloblastic anaemia in the postnatal period was associated with low serum folate levels, as distinct from vitamin B(12) deficiency. It is suggested that the occurrence of pigmentation in both folate and vitamin B(12) deficiency may reflect a common abnormality of metabolism.
D000748:Anemia, Macrocytic / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000097:blood; D005494:Folic Acid Deficiency / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007774:Lactation; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000150:complications; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D014806:Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / Q000150:complications
D005492:Folic Acid