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Folic acid deficiency
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Etiology
- Dietary deficiency
- Decreased absorption: tropical sprue, drugs (phenytoin, sulfasalazine, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole)
- Increased requirement: chronic hemolytic anemia, pregnancy, exfoliative skin disease
- Loss: dialysis
- Inhibition of reduction to active form: methotrexate
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Etiology
- Dietary deficiency
- Decreased absorption: tropical sprue, drugs (phenytoin, sulfasalazine, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole)
- Increased requirement: chronic hemolytic anemia, pregnancy, exfoliative skin disease
- Loss: dialysis
- Inhibition of reduction to active form: methotrexate
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Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Folic Acid Deficiency." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114647/all/Folic_acid_deficiency.
Zeiger RFR. Folic acid deficiency. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114647/all/Folic_acid_deficiency. Accessed October 4, 2022.
Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Folic acid deficiency. In Diagnosaurus (4th edition). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114647/all/Folic_acid_deficiency
Zeiger RFR. Folic Acid Deficiency [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2022 October 04]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114647/all/Folic_acid_deficiency.
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