Nutritional megaloblastic anaemia in a young woman.
A young Australian woman developed a severe nutritional megaloblastic anaemia due to poor intake of vitamin B12 and, possibly, of folic acid. Simple dietary advice resulted in an adequate intake of vitamin B12 and folic acid, and in maintenance of normal serum levels of both vitamins.
D000328:Adult; D000748:Anemia, Macrocytic / Q000209:etiology*; D000749:Anemia, Megaloblastic / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005494:Folic Acid Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000178:diet therapy; D006801:Humans; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014806:Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000178:diet therapy
D005492:Folic Acid; D014805:Vitamin B 12