Mrs. Grace is a 58-year-old patient who has a diagnosis of pernicious anemia. Which B vitamin is deficient in patients with pernicious anemia?
a. B1
b. B2
c. B6
d. B12
D
Vitamin B12 deficiency can result in pernicious anemia. Vitamin B1 deficiency results in beriberi. Vitamin B2 deficiency results in scaling skin, glossitis, and burning, itching, and sensitive eyes. Vitamin B6 deficiency results in weak gait, irritability, neuropathy, and convulsions.
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