What Are The Complications of Folic Acid Deficiency?
Folic acid is required for the normal production of RBCs. Complications of a deficiency may include:
Folic acid is required for the normal production of RBCs. Complications of a deficiency may include:
- megaloblastic anemia, where RBCs are larger than normal and not fully developed
- low white blood cells (WBCs) and platelets
- serious birth defects in the spinal cord and brain of a developing fetus. These are called neural tube defects.