Table 1.
Behavior of the parameters of blood biometry before, during, and after vitamin B12 treatment.
| Parameters | Admission | Day 3 | Day 5 | Day 8 | Day 9 | Day 20* | Day 30 | Day 40 | year 1 | year 2 | year 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemoglobin (gm/dL) | 10 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 13.6 | 11.7 |
| Hematocrit (%) | 30.7 | 28.4 | 28.6 | 27.7 | 26.2 | 24.9 | 32.1 | 36.7 | 33.7 | 41.6 | 37.6 |
| MCV (80–97 fL) | 94.5 | 95.9 | 96.6 | 99.3 | 99.6 | 100.8 | 94.7 | 91.2 | 70.7 | 85.6 | 76.6 |
| MCH (27–31 pg) | 30.8 | 30.7 | 31.1 | 32.6 | 32.7 | 31.6 | 29.8 | 27.3 | 33.7 | 27.9 | 23.8 |
| Reticulocytes (0.5%–1.55 %) | . | . | . | 2 | . | 2.6 | . | . | . | 3 | 3.23 |
* Start of treatment with hydroxocobalamin.
MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCV, Mean corpuscular volume.