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Megaloblastic anemia - Symptom
Alternative Names
Anemia - megaloblastic
Symptoms:
- Loss of appetite
- Diarrhea
- Tingling and numbness of hands and feet
- Pale skin color
- Tiredness
- Headaches
- Sore mouth and tongue
- Change in skin color
Signs and tests:
Examination of the working of the nervous system may show abnormal reflexes, decreased position sense, and decreased vibration sense if the anemia is related to vitamin B-12 deficiency.
Tests include:
- Complete blood count (shows anemia with large red blood cells)
- Bone marrow examination
- Serum B-12
- Schilling test (may identify poor absorption as cause of vitamin B-12 deficiency)
- Serum folate
- Reviewed last on: 10/30/2006
- William Matsui, MD, Assistant Professor of Oncology, Division of Hematologic Malignancies, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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