TY - JOUR
T1 - Pseudothrombotic Microangiopathy and Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Pernicious Anemia
AU - Veit, Kaleb
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Copyright © 2017 Baylor University Medical Center.
PY - 2017/7/1
Y1 - 2017/7/1
N2 - Vitamin B12 deficiency may present as pseudothrombotic microangiopathy. Pseudothrombotic microangiopathy is anemia, thrombocytopenia, and schistocytosis caused by vitamin B12 deficiency. Pseudothrombotic microangiopathy may be mistaken for microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, confounding appropriate treatment. Evaluation of lactate dehydrogenase, reticulocyte count, bilirubin, and platelet count are most helpful in differentiating pseudothrombotic microangiopathy from a true microangiopathic hemolytic anemia. A case of pseudothrombotic microangiopathy due to severe vitamin B12 deficiency is presented.
AB - Vitamin B12 deficiency may present as pseudothrombotic microangiopathy. Pseudothrombotic microangiopathy is anemia, thrombocytopenia, and schistocytosis caused by vitamin B12 deficiency. Pseudothrombotic microangiopathy may be mistaken for microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, confounding appropriate treatment. Evaluation of lactate dehydrogenase, reticulocyte count, bilirubin, and platelet count are most helpful in differentiating pseudothrombotic microangiopathy from a true microangiopathic hemolytic anemia. A case of pseudothrombotic microangiopathy due to severe vitamin B12 deficiency is presented.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85045222795&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/08998280.2017.11929643
DO - 10.1080/08998280.2017.11929643
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85045222795
SN - 0899-8280
VL - 30
SP - 346
EP - 347
JO - Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
JF - Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
IS - 3
ER -