TY - JOUR
T1 - Vitamin B 12 deficiency
T2 - Unusual cause of jaundice in an adolescent
AU - Katakam, Phalguna Kousika
AU - Hegde, Asha P.
AU - Venkataramaiahyappa, Manju
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - Vitamin B 12 deficiency in vegans is a known cause of megaloblastic anaemia. We report an adolescent girl who presented with jaundice and weight loss for 6 months secondary to vitamin B 12 deficiency, leading to megaloblastic anaemia. Replacement with vitamin B 12 reversed her symptoms, resulting in weight gain, and normalised her haemoglobin, red blood cell morphology, bilirubin levels and serum vitamin B 12 levels.
AB - Vitamin B 12 deficiency in vegans is a known cause of megaloblastic anaemia. We report an adolescent girl who presented with jaundice and weight loss for 6 months secondary to vitamin B 12 deficiency, leading to megaloblastic anaemia. Replacement with vitamin B 12 reversed her symptoms, resulting in weight gain, and normalised her haemoglobin, red blood cell morphology, bilirubin levels and serum vitamin B 12 levels.
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U2 - 10.1136/bcr-2017-222302
DO - 10.1136/bcr-2017-222302
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85040580306
SN - 1757-790X
VL - 2018
JO - BMJ Case Reports
JF - BMJ Case Reports
M1 - bcr-2017-222302
ER -