Nonmegaloblastic macrocytic anemias
非巨紅幼細胞性貧血
Liver disease:
often macrocytic, may see target cells, or spur cell anemia w/ hemolysis
Alcoholism:
BM suppression & macrocytosis independent of folate/B12 defic. or cirrhosis
Other causes:
- reticulocytosis
- hypothyroid
- myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) overview
- meds impairing DNA synth
- hereditary orotic aciduria
- Lesch-Nyhan syndrome