Transient Selective Vitamin B_12 Malabsorption in an Adult
Authors: WALTER J. HOGAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1964)

Case Studies1 April 1964Transient Selective Vitamin B12 Malabsorption in an AdultWALTER J. HOGAN, M.D., KONRAD H. SOERGEL, M.D., SARA B. ARNAUD, M.D.WALTER J. HOGAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, KONRAD H. SOERGEL, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, SARA B. ARNAUD, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-60-4-665 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAcquired, isolated inability to absorb vitamin B12 in the presence of intrinsic factor and normal intestinal anatomy has not been described in the adult, in contrast to the congenital cyanocobalamin malabsorption occasionally seen in children (1). We have observed an elderly patient with a selective vitamin B12 absorption defect which disappeared spontaneously after 15 months of observation. 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