title: [A case of a 16.5-year-old boy with myelosis funicularis caused by secondary vitamin B12 deficiency associated with dietary deficiencies - case report].
abstract: Vitamin B12 deficiency can manifest with many illness symptoms, among which dominate those of the hematology, digestive and nervous system. The illness symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency are often atypical and the early cause diagnosis might be difficult. Hereby it is described a case of a 16.5-year-old boy with myelosis funicularis caused by vitamin B12 deficiency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatry, Gastroenterology and Feeding, Medical University of Wroclaw, Poland. t.kostka@provider.pl
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kostka
authors.forename: Elzbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Krzesiek
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Iwańczak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000749:Anemia, Megaloblastic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D013577:Syndrome; D014806:Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy