Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Thiamine-responsive megaloblastic anemia

HP:0004860

What it means

A type of megaloblastic anemia (i.e., anemia characterized by the presence of erythroblasts that are larger than normal) that improves upon the administration of thiamine.

Rare diseases that can present with this1

Rare1–4%

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The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Thiamine-responsive megaloblastic anaemia

Thiamine-responsive megaloblastic anemia

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.