Rural health challenges in Western Uganda: pernicious anemia masquerading as recurrent lower limb weakness—a case report
This case report highlights the importance of a high index of suspicion in early diagnosis of vitamin B12 deficiency as a cause of neurological symptoms and in considering the diagnosis and empiric therapy for pernicious anemia in a resource-limited context.
Authors
- Dalton Kambale Munyambalu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7055-6552)
- Amon Banturaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3225-4737)
- Elias Joseph Xwatsal
- M Dávid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3858-8535)
- Kayiira Mubaraka
- Hany Hassan
- A.A. Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8710-8421)
- Yomna Said Mohamed
- Venance Emmanuel Mswelo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9362-9943)
Institutions
- Kampala International University (UG)
- Infectious Diseases Institute (UG)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-025-05095-4
- Primary Topic
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00