Recreational Nitrous Oxide Abuse-Induced Vitamin B12 Deficiency in a Patient Presenting with Hyperpigmentation of the Skin

Vitamin B12 deficiency causes skin hyperpigmentation, subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord, and megaloblastic anemia. Although vitamin B12 deficiency rarely occurs in well-nourished, healthy, young people, nitrous oxide (N(2)O) intoxication is an important cause of vitamin B12 deficienc...

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Autores principales: Chiang, Tsung-Ta, Hung, Chih-Tsung, Wang, Wei-Ming, Lee, Jiunn-Tay, Yang, Fu-Chi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2013
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Published online: June, 2013
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3724136/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23898268
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000353623

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3724136/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23898268
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000353623

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