Question 91 · LEK · Megaloblastic anemia
The most common causes of macrocytic anaemia in children include:
- A. deficiency of vitamin B₁₂, deficiency of folic acid, hypothyroidism, liver diseases.
- B. deficiency of vitamin B₁₂, iron deficiency, hypothyroidism, liver diseases.
- C. deficiency of vitamin B₁₂, deficiency of folic acid, acute haemorrhage, liver diseases.
- D. aplasia of bone marrow, deficiency of folic acid, hypothyroidism, liver diseases.
- E. deficiency of vitamin B₁₂, deficiency of folic acid, hypothyroidism, lead poisoning.
Hint
Look for the set in which every item raises MCV; exclude anything that typically produces microcytic or normocytic red cells.
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