The haematological and obstetric details of five women with Addisonian pernicious anaemia and infertility are described together with those of another patient who developed the anaemia soon after confinement. The implications are discussed, and it is concluded that the prophylactic administration of small doses of folic acid during pregnancy is a safe procedure while the risk of precipitating s...

In a study of 133 anaemic and 111 nonanaemic hospital patients pallor of recent onset was the only symptom which was significantly associated with the severity of the anaemia. Dizziness in acute blood loss anaemia, and anorexia and painful tongue in vitamin-B12 deficiency, were the only symptoms which might be helpful in diagnosing the type of anaemia. The frequency of glossitis in patients wit...

Red cell anisocytosis as assessed using the Coulter Channelyzer C-1000 showed an increase with progressive anaemia in 25 patients with macrocytosis due to B12 and/or folate deficiency. In deficiency of a single factor, the degree of anisocytosis increased with progressive anaemia. In five cases with B12 and folate deficiency combined, anisocytosis was markedly increased out of proportion to the...

Serum pepsinogen levels have been compared in 40 patients with severe megaloblastic anaemia with those obtained from 62 normal subjects, and with levels in 20 patients with pernicious anaemia in remission, 46 patients with iron-deficiency anaemia, and 18 patients with a duodenal ulcer. The range in the normal subjects was 55 to 482 units per ml. It is suggested that a level of below 90 units pe...

Background: Anaemia in pregnancy remains a severe public health problem sub-Saharan African countries including Nigeria.
 Objectives: To assess factors associated with anaemia among Nigerian women.
 Methods: A secondary analysis of the 2018 Nigeria demographic survey was conducted to determine predictors pregnant women (N=1522). SAS 9.4 used for analysis.
 Results: The prevalence...

OBJECTIVE To identify the magnitude of anaemia and deficiencies of Fe (ID) and vitamin A (VAD) and their associated factors among rural women and children. DESIGN Cross-sectional, comprising a household, health and nutrition survey and determination of Hb, biochemical (serum concentrations of ferritin, retinol, C-reactive protein and α1-acid glycoprotein) and anthropometric parameters. Multiv...

A moderate degree of anaemia is commonly present in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The anaemia is usually normocytic and hypochromic and the degree of anaemia roughly parallels the activity of the disease (Nilsson, 1948; Jeffrey, 1953a). Among the varied features described in anaemia associated with arthritis are alterations in plasma volume causing anaemia through hydraemia (Robinson, 194...