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Cutaneous lesions and vitamin B12 deficiency: an often-forgotten link.

Kannan Rajendran, Matthew Joo Ming Ng

PubMed · 2008 · 44 citations · 10 references

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Abstract

Vitamin B12 plays an important role in DNA synthesis. Its deficiency is associated with hematologic, neurologic, psychiatric, gastrointestinal, dermatologic, and cardiovascular manifestations. Vitamin B12 deficiency is a common cause of megaloblastic anemia and pancytopenia. It has been implicated

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