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Biochemistry FMGE 2019 fceb6430

Which type of anaemia is seen in vitamin B12 deficiency?

A
Microcytic anemia
B
Normocytic anemia
C
Dimorphicanemia
D
Macrocytic anemia
High-Yield Explanation
Macrocytic anemia- In Macrocytic anemiaRBC's are larger in size than their normal size Causes: - Vitamin B12deficiency Folic acid deficiency Alcoholism OTHER OPTIONS: OPTION A Microcytic anemia: Majority of microcytic anemia are result of insufficiency in haemoglobin synthesis or failure in haemoglobin synthesis or both. For e.g. iron deficiency. OPTION B: Normocytic anemia:Causes of normocytic anemia include acute blood loss, aplastic anemia (bone marrow failure), haemolytic anemia (abnormal breakdown of RBC's). OPTION C: Dimorphicanemia: In Dimorphic Anemia, two distinct forms of red cell populations exist. It can occur when iron deficiency anemia responds to iron therapy, after the transfusion of normal blood to a patient with Hypochromic Anemia and in Sideroblastic Anemia.

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