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Vitamin B12 deficiency neuropathy; a rare diagnosis in young adults: a case report

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Title
Vitamin B12 deficiency neuropathy; a rare diagnosis in young adults: a case report
Published in
BMC Research Notes, January 2017
DOI 10.1186/s13104-017-2393-3
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Cyril Jabea Ekabe, Jules Kehbila, Martin Hongieh Abanda, Benjamin Momo Kadia, Carlson-Babila Sama, Gottlieb Lobe Monekosso

Abstract

Vitamin 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. A 28 year old female Cameroonian presented with progressive burning painful sensations on the upper trunk, paraesthesia and numbness of the upper and lower limbs for a period of 5 years. Before presenting to us, she had consulted in numerous health institutions for which she had been treated for diverse pathologies with no relieve of symptoms. After clinical and laboratory evaluation, a diagnosis of vitamin B12 deficiency-associated neuropathy was made. She was placed on oral vitamin B12 supplements at 2 mg daily for 3 months. Follow up was marked by good clinical recovery after 1 month of therapy. Vitamin B12 deficiency neuropathy is a rare debilitating disease that affects mostly the elderly. However; young adults with neuropathic symptoms warrant a high index of suspicion. Peripheral blood smears and complete blood counts are sufficiently diagnostic in resource-limited settings.

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Unknown 59 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 13 22%
Student > Bachelor 11 19%
Student > Postgraduate 6 10%
Other 2 3%
Student > Ph. D. Student 2 3%
Other 6 10%
Unknown 19 32%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 14 24%
Nursing and Health Professions 6 10%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 4 7%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 7%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 5%
Other 9 15%
Unknown 19 32%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 59. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 December 2023.
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