Pancytopenia as a presentation of B12 deficiency

Authors

  • Prinink Purushothaman
  • Rijas K
  • Kavya Ravindran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32677/ijcr.v8i12.3711

Keywords:

B12 deficiency, hemolytic anemia, pancytopenia

Abstract

We present the case of a 16-year-old boy with hemolytic anemia with investigations showing pancytopenia, which turned out to be due to B12 deficiency. Whenever we see a teenager presenting with pancytopenia, the common causes that we think of are hematologic malignancies, drug-induced cytopenias, hypersplenism, etc. Anemia as a presentation is common in B12 deficiency, yet its occurrence with jaundice is a very uncommon and easily overlooked presentation. The same is the case of B12 presenting as pancytopenia which is a well-described entity, yet omitted initially due to its uncommon nature in this modern developed world.

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Published

2024-01-29

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Case Report

How to Cite

Pancytopenia as a presentation of B12 deficiency. (2024). Indian Journal of Case Reports, 8(12), 395-396. https://doi.org/10.32677/ijcr.v8i12.3711

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