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Causes of Vitamin B12 Deficiency - Cobalamin
Decreased Intake
Pancreas: Insufficiency
Intestine: SIBO, Celiac disease, IBD, Lymphoma, Amyloidosis, Resection,
Causes of Vitamin B12 ... Deficiency - Cobalamin ... Resection, D. latum ... gastrectomy, H. pylori infection ... #Deficiency #Cobalamin
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
approximately how long ... deficiencies: Iron deficiency ... loss), Vitamin B12 ... (e.g. cancer, infection ... cell anemia, G6PD deficiency
Etiologies of Vitamin B12 Deficiency
 • Inadequate intake - Rare but seen in very strict vegans
Deficiency • Inadequate ... deficiency. 10- ... deficiency. ... Finally, infection ... Diphyllobothrium latum
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Infarction - Infection ... HIV) - Vitamin B12 ... , Copper deficiency ... patients with a long
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Disseminated Infections ... duration is 6 to 12 ... fumigatus, A. flavus ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs