ESPECIALLY HEPATIC HEMODYNAMICS WITH LONG DURATION OF VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY ANEMIA

Glossitis secondary to vitamin B12 deficiency anemia.

Autonomic dysfunction and hemodynamics in vitamin B12 deficiency.

Orthostatic hypotension in patients with cobalamin (Cbl) deficiency has been reported previously in isolated cases but we are not aware of detailed systematic studies of hemodynamic and autonomic nervous system function in patients with cobalamin deficiency. We investigated hemodynamic and autonomic responses to 60 degrees passive head up tilt (HUT) in 21 patients with vitamin B12 deficiency, 2...

Long-term outcome in children with nutritional vitamin B12 deficiency.

OBJECTIVE Vitamin B12 deficiency is frequently observed in developing countries. Herein we report the long-term clinical and laboratory outcomes in 45 children presented with various symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency. METHODS Symptoms and physical findings, and percentiles for weight, height, and head circumference at presentation were recorded. The educational level of the patients' mothers...

White Centered Retinal Hemorrhages in Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia

BACKGROUND To report a case of severe vitamin B(12) deficiency anemia presenting with white centered retinal hemorrhages. METHODS Interventional case report. RESULTS A 40-year-old man, general practitioner himself, presented with a 1-day history of diminished left visual acuity and a drop-shaped central scotoma. The corrected visual acuities were 20/20, OD and 20/100, OS. Ophthalmic examina...

Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Functional vitamin B12 deficiency is a syndrome where a wide variety of symptoms in the presence of “normal” serum levels of the vitamin respond to vitamin B12 therapy. A series of patients with functional vitamin B12 deficiency are described whose presenting features were drenching night sweats and fatigue. Reliance on serum vitamin B12 levels as a diagnostic test would have obscured the cause...