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Makki H Fayadh
Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Physician at Rasheed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Case Report
Persistently High Plasma Vitamin B12 and the Risks of Malignancies
Author(s): Makki H Fayadh*
A female patient was presented with features suggestive of neuropathy secondary to atrophic gastritis and raised serum gastrin but the surprising findings was the finding of very high Vitamin B12 despite severe gastric atrophy. Her investigations showed multiple small bowel erosions seen by colonoscopy and ileoscopy and confirmed by video capsule. She has latent Celiac disease with positive Human Leukocyte Antigen HLA DQ2 but poor response to gluten free diet. To our knowledge this is the first case report in our area of very high Vitamin B12 with atrophic gastritis probably attributed to blocking antibodies to the vitamin B12 receptors or associated with hidden hematological or solid cancers. Her sister developed colon cancer that raises great concerns about possible future development of cancers in this patient. This case study of high vitamin .. View more»