Glossitis with linear lesions: an early sign of vitamin B12 deficiency

Autor: Jordi Graells Estrada, Ojeda RM, Muniesa C, Gonzalez J, Saavedra J
Rok vydání: 2009
Zdroj: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY
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r-FSJD: Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica de la Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
ISSN: 0190-9622
Popis: The classic oral manifestations of vitamin B(12) deficiency are considered nonspecific. We describe 4 patients with oral linear lesions associated with vitamin B(12) deficiency. Patients were free of neurologic symptoms and anemia at diagnosis. We believe that glossitis with linear lesions is an early clinical sign of vitamin B(12) deficiency. We recommend the determination of vitamin B(12) in such patients, even in the absence of anemia.
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