Results The prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency was 11.46% among 8365 participants. The mean age among all vitamin B12-deficient patients was significantly lower compared with those with normal vitamin B12 levels. Female patients had a lower mean vitamin B12 level than male patients. The prevalence...
1.a reduction in the hemoglobin of red blood cells with consequent deficiency of oxygen in the blood, leading to weakness and pallor. 2.a lack of power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness. [1800–10; < New Latin < Greekanaimíawant of blood. Seean-1,-emia] ...
Aplastic anemia, a condition that can be inherited or acquired G6PD deficiency, a metabolic disorder Anemia can make you feel tired, cold, dizzy, and irritable. You may be short of breath or have a headache. Your doctor will diagnose anemia with a physical...
At 2 years of age, he presented with macrocytic anemia and was diagnosed as having B12 deficiency megaloblastic anemia (MA). Vitamin B12 was intravenously administered and his anemia improved. Case 2: A 10-year-old boy had a history of massive bowel resection in the neonatal period due to ...
Small-intestinal function in vitamin B 12 deficiency. Presents a study which investigated small-intestinal function in untreated vitamin B12-deficient patients with pernicious anemia. Overview of clinical characteristics of the patients involved in the study; Patient responses to B12 therap... J Lindenba...
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result of chronicblood lossfromgastrointestinal lesions. The remaining cases of nutrient-deficiency anemia are usually associated withvitamin B12, most frequently related to food-cobalaminmalabsorption, and/orfolate deficiency. All these nutrient-anemias are easily treated with nutrient-deficiency replacement...
You can also eat more iron-rich foods to help with your iron deficiency. If you do these things and still have anemia, your doctor might suggest testing to find other potential causes. If your anemia is due toiron deficiency, they'll have you take more iron supplements. But if you had...
Background: To determine the role of vitamin B12 deficiency in pernicious anemia and the efficacy of oral vitamin B12 replacement therapy given regardless of the etiology, and to compare the endoscopic and pathological findings in patients diagnosed with vitamin B12 deficiency. Methods: The study incl...
Due to the high homocysteine level, treatment with parenteral B12 vitamin was initiated. Following the 3-months treatment, hematologic counts and neurological symptoms of the patient were found to be completely recovered at the control visit. Vitamin B12 deficiency should be considered for the ...