Vitamin B 12 deficiency: Unusual cause of jaundice in an adolescent

Phalguna Kousika Katakam; Asha P. Hegde; Manju Venkataramaiahyappa

doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-222302

Vitamin B 12 deficiency: Unusual cause of jaundice in an adolescent

Phalguna Kousika Katakam
, Asha P. Hegde^*
, Manju Venkataramaiahyappa

^*Corresponding author for this work

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	bcr-2017-222302
Journal	BMJ Case Reports
Volume	2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-222302
Publication status	Published - 01-01-2018
Externally published	Yes

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