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    Vitamin B12 deficiency

    Vitamin B12 deficiency is a topic covered in the Diagnosaurus.

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    Etiology

    • Dietary deficiency (seen in vegans)
    • Decreased intrinsic factor production: pernicious anemia, gastrectomy
    • Competition for B12 in gut: blind loop syndrome, fish tapeworm (rare)
    • Decreased ileal B12 absorption: surgical resection, Crohn's disease, metformin
    • Pancreatic insufficiency
    • Helicobacter pylori infection
    • Transcobalamin II deficiency (rare)

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    Last updated: December 1, 2014

    Citation

    Zeiger, Roni F.. "Vitamin B12 Deficiency." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114646/all/Vitamin_B12_deficiency.
    Zeiger RF. Vitamin B12 deficiency. Diagnosaurus. 4th ed. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114646/all/Vitamin_B12_deficiency. Accessed April 24, 2019.
    Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Vitamin B12 deficiency. In Diagnosaurus. Available from https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114646/all/Vitamin_B12_deficiency
    Zeiger RF. Vitamin B12 Deficiency [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2019 April 24]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114646/all/Vitamin_B12_deficiency.
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