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A MAJID SHOJANIA, MD; SAMUEL GROSS, MD

Am J Dis Child. 1964;108(1):53-61.

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For the past several years an increasing number of reports concerning the occurrence of megaloblastic anemia and folic acid deficiency in association with chronic hemolytic anemia have appeared in the literature. The comments regarding this combination have differed widely. Opinions have ranged from a common occurrence and a definite relationship in the pathogenesis of aplastic crises on the one hand to a rare occurrence and no definite relationship on the other hand. In addition, little mention has been made regarding its occurrence in children.

During a six-month period of investigation of folate levels in various hematological conditions, we had the opportunity to study serum folate levels, urinary formiminoglutamic acid excretion (FIGLU), and marrow aspirations in 24 patients with chronic hemolytic anemias. Although this was not a prospective study, we believe that the report of our findings aids in understanding some of the questions relative to folic acid deficiency in chronic . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
CLEVELAND

Samuel Gross, MD, University Hospitals of Cleveland, University Circle, Cleveland, Ohio 44106.; Fellow in Pediatric Hematology (Dr. Shojania) and Assistant Professor in Pediatrics (Dr. Gross).; Department of Pediatrics, Western Reserve University School of Medicine at Babies and Childrens Hospital.

Footnotes
Received for publication Dec 17, 1963.

Present address: (Dr. Shojania) Department of Pediatrics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.

Supported in part by grant (HE 04578), National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service and Wellington, Ohio United Appeal.

Read in part at the Midwestern Society for Pediatric Research Meetings, Nov 2, 1963, Chicago.

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