Cutaneous lesions and vitamin B12 deficiency: An often-forgotten link

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 529-532

  Kannan, Rajendran ^a,c   Ng, Matthew Joo Ming ^b  

^a SAVEETHA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; SKIN DEFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN DISEASES; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 42349087870     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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