Recreational Nitrous Oxide Abuse-Induced Vitamin B12 Deficiency in a Patient Presenting with Hyperpigmentation of the Skin

• Autori principali: Tsung-Ta Chiang (Autore), Chih-Tsung Hung (Autore), Wei-Ming Wang (Autore), Jiunn-Tay Lee (Autore), Fu-Chi Yang (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Karger Publishers, 2013-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Vitamin B12 deficiency causes skin hyperpigmentation, subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord, and megaloblastic anemia. Although vitamin B12 deficiency rarely occurs in well-nourished, healthy, young people, nitrous oxide (N2O) intoxication is an important cause of vitamin B12 deficiency...