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| Decrease in quality and volume of fats and lipids and further decrease in factors required for formation of asthi(bones) | | Decrease in quality and volume of fats and lipids and further decrease in factors required for formation of asthi(bones) | ||
| Decrease in lipids, endocrine secretions regulating lipid metabolism | | Decrease in lipids, endocrine secretions regulating lipid metabolism | ||
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====== List of diseases with features as observed in ''pandu'' ====== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
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! scope="col"| S.No. | |||
! scope="col"| Signs and Symptoms | |||
! scope="col"| Diseases | |||
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| 1 | |||
| Blackish discoloration of the skin | |||
| Megaloblastic anemias (Vitamin B12 and folic acid deficiency) as reversible melanin skin hyperpigmentation which develops mainly over the knuckles | |||
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| 2 | |||
| Reddish discoloration of body parts | |||
| Development of petechiae, echymosis or bruises on the body due to thrombocytopenia associated with anemia (as in Aplastic anemias). Anemia due to Addison’s disease (increased tanning) | |||
|- | |||
| 3 | |||
| Dry skin or body | |||
| Megaloblastic anemias due to the abnormal proliferation of epithelial cell surfaces. Anemia due to hypothyroid states | |||
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| 4 | |||
| Reddish or Blackish discoloration in eyes, face and nails | |||
| Body parts due to spontaneous bleeding manifestations, pernicious anemia | |||
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| 5 | |||
| Blackish urine | |||
| Cola colored urine in various types of intravascular hemolytic anemias when the plasma hemoglobin exceeds the haptoglobin binding capacity | |||
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| 6 | |||
| Blackish stool/melena | |||
| Gastrointestinal bleeding responsible for anemias - may be due to any ulcers or worm infestations or any other cause | |||
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| 7 | |||
| Dryness of stool or constipation | |||
| Megaloblastic anemias and anemia due to hypothyroidism | |||
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| 8 | |||
| "Pins and needles" sensation | |||
| pernicious anemias as well as in megaloblastic anemias | |||
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| 9 | |||
| Tremors | |||
| Cobalamin deficiency which causes peripheral neuropathy and degeneration of the posterior and pyramidal tracts of the spinal cord | |||
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| 10 | |||
| Loss of taste/distaste | |||
| Pernicious anemia | |||
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| 11 | |||
| Bodyache | |||
| Hemolytic anemia, hypothyroidism | |||
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