A Simple Vitamin Deficiency With Life-Threatening Complications: A Case of B12 Deficiency and Hyperhomocysteinemia-Induced Thrombosis

While macrocytic anemia is common in vitamin B12 deficiency, rarely, pancytopenia and hemolytic anemia can occur. Homocysteine levels are elevated in severe B12 deficiency, and this is linked to thrombus formation with potentially life-threatening complications. We present a patient with severe vita...

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Autores principales: Khaliq, Laiba, Kabir, Kaiser F, Pyai, Khin, Hadid, Tarik, Collins-Hamel, Benjamin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10474896/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37664295
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42908

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10474896/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37664295
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42908

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