Megaloblastic anaemia of infancy

Clinico-haematological profile of children with vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia

“…The prevalence of megaloblastic anaemia varies widely according to different studies. Ghai OP 6 , and Dalal et al 7 reported the prevalence as 19% and 18% respectively, while Gomber et al 3 , Sharma et al 8 , and Chaudhary MW 9 , reported prevalence of megaloblastic anaemia as 24%, 42.1% and 27.1% respectively. Prevalence of megaloblastic anaemia due to vitamin 12 deficiency in our study was 20%.…”