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STUDY OF PREVALENCE AND PATTERN OF ANAEMIA IN HYPOTHYROIDISM
English
2016
Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences
English
BACKGROUND Hypothyroidism can cause a wide variety of haematological disorders and anaemia could be its first manifestation. Numerous mechanisms are involved in the pathogenesis of this anaemia that can be microcytic, macrocytic and normocytic. Microcytic anaemia is usually ascribed to malabsorption of iron and loss of iron by menorrhagia. Macrocytic anaemia is caused by malabsorption of vitamin B12, folic acid, pernicious anaemia and inadequate nutrition. Normocytic anaemia is characterised by
doi:10.14260/jemds/2016/1275
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