Vitamin <scp>B12</scp> deficiency misdiagnosed as <scp>TTP</scp>: What can we learn from it?
The case report by Dwyre et al. shows that vitamin B12 deficiency may be misdiagnosed as acute thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Together with similar observations, this underlines that acquired vitamin B12 deficiency-besides the inherited disorder of intracellular cobalamin metabolism, cbl C disease-should be listed as a separate entity of the thrombotic microangiopathies. Commentary on: Dwyre et al. Microangiopathic thrombocytopenia caused by vitamin B12 deficiency responding to plasma exchange. Br J Haematol 2024; 205:1546-1550.
Authors
- Alexander Laemmle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9191-1886)
- Bernhard Lämmle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4538-5154)
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Haematology
- Published
- 2024-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.19702
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Complement system in diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.48