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Folic Acid Deficiency (Folic Acid Deficiencies) Summary

323 relevant articles (4 outcomes, 18 trials/studies) found for this Disease

Description: A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of FOLIC ACID in the diet. Many plant and animal tissues contain folic acid, abundant in green leafy vegetables, yeast, liver, and mushrooms but destroyed by long-term cooking. Alcohol interferes with its intermediate metabolism and absorption. Folic acid deficiency may develop in long-term anticonvulsant therapy or with use of oral contraceptives. This deficiency causes anemia, macrocytic anemia, and megaloblastic anemia. It is indistinguishable from vitamin B 12 deficiency in peripheral blood and bone marrow findings, but the neurologic lesions seen in B 12 deficiency do not occur. (Merck Manual, 16th ed)

Also Known As: Folic Acid Deficiencies; Deficiency, Folic Acid; Acid Deficiencies, Folic; Acid Deficiency, Folic; Deficiencies, Folic Acid

Key Drugs and Agents for Folic Acid Deficiency

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Vitamin B 12 (Cyanocobalamin) : 3 outcomes 6 studies in 88 results : FDA 47 Generic
  2. Folic Acid (Vitamin M) : 2 outcomes 1 study in 48 results : FDA 47 Generic
  3. Iron (Serum Iron Level) : 1 outcome 2 studies in 47 results : IBA
  4. Vitamins : 1 outcome in 9 results : IBA
  5. Anticonvulsants (Antiepileptic Drugs) : 3 studies in 7 results : IBA
  6. Ferritins (Ferritin) : 2 studies in 4 results : IBA
  7. Ethanol (Ethyl Alcohol) : 1 study in 6 results : IBA
  8. Glutamic Acid (Glutamate) : 1 study in 5 results : FDA 11
  9. Histidine (L-Histidine) : 1 study in 5 results : FDA 27
  10. Insulin-Like Growth Factor I (IGF-1) : 1 study in 2 results : IBA
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Diseases Related to Folic Acid Deficiency

  1. Atrophy
  2. Vitiligo
  3. Peripheral Nervous System Diseases (PNS Diseases)
  4. Anemia
  5. Syndrome
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Key Therapies for Folic Acid Deficiency

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  1. Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy) : 4 results
  2. Intensive Care (Surgical Intensive Care) : 2 results
  3. Transplants (Transplant) : 1 result
  4. Kidney Transplantation : 1 result
  5. Bone Marrow Transplantation (Transplantation, Bone Marrow) : 1 result
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