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Folate-deficiency anaemia

, also known as vitamin B9 deficiency, is a low level of folate and derivatives in the body. This may result in megaloblastic in which red blood cells become abnormally large, and folate deficiency anemia is the term given for this medical condition. Signs of folate deficiency are often subtle. Symptoms may include , heart , shortness of breath, feeling faint, open sores on the tongue, loss of appetite, changes in the color of the skin or hair, irritability, and behavioral changes. Temporary reversible may occur. Folate deficiency anemia during pregnancy may give rise to the birth of low weight birth premature infants and infants with neural tube defects.

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Symptoms — what it feels like

  • ·Feeling tired, shortness of breath, changes in the color of the skin or hair, irritability

How it's found

  • ·Blood tests

Treatment

  • ·Folic acid supplementation

Complications

  • ·Megaloblastic , Anencephaly (offspring)
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