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Vitamin B-12 deficiency
Consider non-invasive follow-up and malabsorption in old age
BMJ 2010; 340 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c3323 (Published 22 June 2010) Cite this as: BMJ 2010;340:c3323- Jörn Schneede, associate professor1
- 1Department of Clinical Pharmacology, NUS, SE-90185 Umeå, Sweden
- jorn.schneede{at}medbio.umu.se
Hudson describes the classic clinical signs of vitamin B-12 deficiency in an elderly patient and recommends traditional diagnostic procedures such as measuring vitamin B-12 values and determining antibodies against intrinsic factor and parietal cells.1 However, old age itself poses a dilemma for further diagnostic strategies.2 Of course, invasive procedures such as gastroscopy and bone …
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