Vitamin B12 deficiency neuropathy; a rare diagnosis in young adults: a case report
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- 作者：Cyril Jabea Ekabe ; Jules Kehbila ; Martin Hongieh Abanda…
- 关键词：Vitamin B12 deficiency ; Neuropathy ; Young female ; Resource–limited setting ; Cameroon
- 刊名：BMC Research Notes
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：December 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：10
- 期：1
- 全文大小：860KB
- 刊物主题：Biomedicine, general; Medicine/Public Health, general; Life Sciences, general;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：1756-0500
- 卷排序：10
文摘
BackgroundVitamin B12 deficiency is a metabolic disorder with many causes. It often presents with megaloblastic anaemia and neurological disorders which entail prompt treatment. The diagnosis of Vitamin B12 deficiency is challenging in resource limited-settings due to limited access to diagnostic tools and unfamiliarity with the disease, owing to its rarity especially in young people.