Anemia is a lower than normal red blood cell (RBC) count. RBCs carry oxygen from the lungs delivering it to most cells in the body. Symptoms of low oxygen include dizziness, fatigue, difficulty ...

THERE are numerous reports in the literature of the past two years on the excellent results obtained with folic acid in the treatment of pernicious anemia, sprue and nutritional macrocytic anemias.

A high MCV may result from hemolysis, primary vitamin B 12 or folate deficiency, intrinsic factor deficiency, myelodysplasia, or hepatic dysfunction, as occurs in alcoholism. 1,6 Oval macrocytes are ...

Hematologic diseases Pernicious anemia. In patients with pernicious anemia (PA), autoimmune destruction of parietal cells in the stomach leads to atrophy of the gastric mucosa. Such atrophy results in ...