It takes a while for the enlarged red blood cells to cause symptoms, because there are usually healthy red blood cells in ...

Smaller red blood cells are described as microcytic, and larger red blood cells are described as macrocytic ... stages of ...

like the macrocytic anemia, the often-present sore tongue, "heartburn" and mild intestinal symptoms were quickly relieved by such therapy. Sometimes within a few days the glassy-smooth tongue ...

This patient has macrocytic anemia, occurring in the context of pancytopenia. The most feared cause of macrocytic pancytopenia is aplastic anemia, which is characterized by low counts in all three ...