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Anemia - B12 deficiency

Overview | Symptoms | Treatment | Prevention

Alternative names:

Pernicious anemia; Macrocytic anemia

Symptoms

loss of appetite

numbness and tingling of hands and feet

shortness of breath

sore mouth and tongue

confusion or change in mental status in severe or advanced cases

Signs and Tests

Physical evaluation of the neurological signs may show depressed deep tendon reflexes, decreased position sense, decreased vibration sense, or positive Babinski reflex.

CBC results show low hematocrit with an elevated MCV
bone marrow examination
an elevated LDH
below normal Vitamin B12 level
Schilling test (to determine where the deficiency in B12 absorption lies).

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