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Volume 52, Issue 1, March 1971, Pages 37-48
 
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The effect of tuberculosis and its treatment on erythropoiesis and folate activity

S. J. Cameron * and N. W. Horne

Chest Unit, City Hospital, and Department of Respiratory Diseases and Tuberculosis, University of Edinburgh, UK

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Abstract

Erythropoiesis and folate activity have been studied in 58 patients before and during anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy.

Mild anaemia due to iron deficiency was common (41 %), non-sideropenic anaemia fairly common (17%) but megaloblastic change uncommon (5%). Low serum folate activity was found in half the patients studied.

It is suggested that negative folate balance occurs as a result of active tuberculosis and that antituberculosis chemotherapy with the addition of oral iron supplements when indicated will promote normal erythropoiesis in the great majority of patients. Only when evidence of proven deficiency is present should folic acid therapy be introduced.

Résumé

L'erythropoiese et l'activité folique ont été étudiées chez 58 malades avant et pendant l'administration d'une chimiothérapie antituberculeuse.

Une legere anemie par suite d'une deficience en fer a été frequente (41 Y.), una anémie ne comportant pas de déficience en fer a été assez fréquente (17 YO) mais des modifications mégaloblastiques ont ete rares (5 %). On a trouve des taux d'acide folique bas chez environ la moitie des sujets etudies.

On pense qu'un effondrement de l'équilibre folique se produit a la suite d'une tuberculose évolutive, et qu'une chimiothérapie, avec addition de fer par voie orale, quand cela s'impose, va permettre une erythropoiese normale pour la grande majorité des malades. C'est seulement quand il y a deficience evidence et prouvee, qu'une therapeutique à base d'acide folique devra etre instituee.

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Tubercle
Volume 52, Issue 1, March 1971, Pages 37-48
 
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