Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2018

A study of Anemia pattern in alcoholic liver disease

Dr. Senthil Kumar, Dr. Mohankumar, Dr. E. Kandasamy Alias Kumar

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 BACKGROUND; Anemia is prevalent in general population. Anemia pattern in alcoholic patients is not studied well. .Material: 183 Patients who were taking alcohol for long time with varied quantity with  altered LFT between age group of 23–70 years were taken into the study.a study period : may2018 to  August 2018 Venue: Department of Medical gastroenterology .Government Vellore Medical college  .All underwent  complete CBC profile including Hemoglobin, MCV,MCH, Platelets, iron, vitamin B12,folate,USG abdomen to access splenomegaly, alcoholic hepatitis, alcoholic fatty liver, compensated cirrhosis noted,UGI endoscopy to access varices, peripheral smear for microcytic hypochromic Anemia, megaloblastic Anemia, pancytopenia,RESULTS; 183  patients ,all are  having significant alcohol history with Anemia <12gms/dl, Anemia ranges between 6–8 (17patients9.28%) between 9–10 (22patients12.02%), between 11–12 (144 patients 78.68%) among iron deficiency Anemia 170 patients (92.89%), folate deficiency 8 (4.37%), megaloblastic 3(1.63%), pancytopenia 2  patients (1.09%) alcoholic hepatitis 67 (36.62%), alcoholic fatty liver 38   (20.76%), compensated cirrhosis 78  (42.62%)  Upper GI endoscopy varices in three patients ( small varix) mild portal hypertensive gastropathy in12   (6.55%) CONCLUSION; Iron deficiency Anemia is the predominant Anemia pattern 92.89% even in chronic alcoholic patients than the folate deficiency 4.37% and B12 deficiency Anemia1.63% and no significant role  in this study pertaining to upper gastrointestinal bleeding

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A study of Anemia pattern in alcoholic liver disease , Dr. Senthil Kumar, Dr.MohanKumar, Dr.E.Kandasamy Alias Kumar ,INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7|Issue-12| December-2018

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