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Other specified nutritional anaemias

Other nutritional anaemias

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GuidelinesAnaemia, MegaloblasticDescription General measures Medicine treatment D51.0-2/D51.2/D51.8-9/D52.0-1/D52.8-9/D53.1/D53.8-9 DESCRIPTION Anaemia caused by a deficiency of folate and/or vitamin B 12 . Note that several medicines can cause macrocytic anaemia (e.g. hydroxyurea, methotrexate, zidovudine, azathioprine, valproic acid, and phenytoin) without deficiencies of folate and/or vitamin B 12 . Clinical manifestations o