haemopoietic

Last reviewed 01/2018

These include:

  • macrocytosis / macrocytic anaemia:
    • alcohol has direct toxic suppressive effect on bone marrow
    • dietary folate deficiency
    • iron deficiency due to blood loss
    • rarely, vitamin B12 deficiency due to chronic pancreatitis

  • thrombocytopenia:
    • bone marrow suppression
    • hypersplenism