Clinico-hematological profile of megaloblastic anemia.

Subject and Methods Twenty nine children (age range 3 months to 12 years) diagnosed as megaloblastic anemia over a period of three year (March 1993 to March 1996) were prospectively studied. All anemic children admitted with or without bleeding manifestations had their peripheral blood smear examined. Complete hemogram including platelet count and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) were also carried out in each child using Coulter T860 particle counter. The platelet count obtained from Coulter counter was always confirmed by peripheral smear examination. Cases with macrocytic blood picture on smear examination were subjected to bone marrow examination to confirm the diagnosis of