However, anemia is often detected during routine blood tests. Pernicious anemia is a specific type of anemia caused by low levels of vitamin B12. Individuals with pernicious anemia often lack a ...

Figure 3 outlines an algorithm, which illustrates an approach to the infant with anemia. Table 7 shows how RBC indices and characteristics are used to assist in establishing a diagnosis.

Jassey, DOMegaloblastic anemia is a type of vitamin deficiency anemia that causes larger-than-normal red blood cells and enlarged and abnormal red blood cell precursors (megaloblasts) to appear in the ...

NAINR. 2004;4(4):231-239. Acanthocyte Erythrocyte identified by numerous spiny cytoplasmic projections; similar to a Burr cell Acanthocytosis, condition in which the majority of erythrocytes are ...