IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-7-5-15524 Original Research Paper STUDY OF CLINICAL PROFILE OF MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA WITH MORE EMPHASIS ON JAUNDICE IN SANGLI DISTRICT. Shabanam B. Mulani Dr. Dr. Abhijeet A Nashte Dr. May 2018 7 5 01 02 ABSTRACT

Megaloblastic anemia is one of the important causes of anemia.Megaloblastic anemia is not rare, but its different clinical manifestationsmakes difficult to diagnose. Apart from pallor, glossitis, paresthesia, hyper pigmentation, confusion and ataxia,jaundice is also one of theclinical features of megaloblastic anemia.Out of 42 megaloblastic anemia cases, 12 patients with jaundicewere selected for the study. It was found that there is an increase in the level of Sr. bilirubin, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) inmegaloblastic anemia.The study performed in this article reveals jaundice as one of variants clinical features of megaloblastic anemia.