An Unusual Presentation of Vitamin B12 Deficiency Associated With Massive Splenomegaly, Hemolytic Anemia, and Pancytopenia: A Case Report

被引：4

作者：

Elhiday, Hisham ^{[1
]}

Musa, Muzamil ^{[1
]}

Hussaini, Syed Ahmed ^{[2
]}

Al-Warqi, Akram ^{[3
]}

Alfitori, Gamal ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Hamad Med Corp, Internal Med, Doha, Qatar

[2] Hamad Med Corp, Psychiat, Doha, Qatar

[3] Hamad Med Corp, Radiol, Doha, Qatar

[4] Hamad Gen Hosp, Internal Med, Doha, Qatar

来源：

CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE | 2022年 / 14卷 / 06期

关键词：

massive splenomegaly; hemolytic anemia; megaloblastic anemia; pancytopenia; splenomegaly; vitamin b12; vitamin b12 deficiency;

D O I：

10.7759/cureus.26058

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

Deficiency of vitamin B12 usually presents with symptoms of anaemia or neurological dysfunction. We report a case of a young lady who was found to be vitamin B12 deficient with massive splenomegaly, haemolytic anaemia, and pancytopenia. She was thoroughly investigated for other causes of similar presentation. Her symptoms and blood count drastically improved after two weeks of therapy with vitamin B12 supplementation. After reviewing the literature on unusual cases of vitamin B12 deficiency, our case is a very interesting read as it serves as a reminder for health care providers to be alert for these manifestations, which can be treated by simply replacing vitamin B12.

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