Vitamin B12 Deficiency
In pernicious anemia, the intrinsic factor necessary for vitamin B12 absorption is lacking, often due to an autoimmune factor.[livestrong.com]
We present a 73-year-old individual with weight loss and anemia.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
We report an adolescent girl who presented with jaundice and weight loss for 6 months secondary to vitamin B12 deficiency, leading to megaloblastic anaemia.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Anemia
Pernicious anemia is caused by a lack of intrinsic factor, which is required to absorb vitamin B12 from food.[en.wikipedia.org]
[…] of appetite, weight loss, fatigue and anemia, per the CDC. — Maggie O'neill, Health.com, "What Is Hookworm?[merriam-webster.com]
Researchers ... read more Long-Term Follow-Up After Weight-Loss Surgery Finds High Rate of Anemia Sep. 20, 2017 — Researchers found a high rate of anemia 10 years after patients[sciencedaily.com]
Pernicious Anemia
Technically, the term "pernicious anemia" refers to vitamin B12 deficiency due to a lack of intrinsic factor.[web.archive.org]
An elderly black man was admitted to our institution with macrocytic anemia, dysphagia, and significant weight loss.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
loss, progressive weakness, ataxia, and visual impairment.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Malabsorption Syndrome
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency due to pernicious anemia is caused by a lack of intrinsic factor and by pancreatic enzyme deficiency.[emedicine.com]
Even if the patient started out dieting or exercising to lose weight, it should never be assumed that excessive weight loss is due to mental illness.[randyschellenberg.tripod.com]
The most common signs included weight loss in all 19 patients, with a median weight loss of 30 pounds (range, 2 to 134 pounds) and hypotension or orthostatic changes in 10[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Folate-Deficiency Anemia
Megaloblastic anemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency caused by a lack of intrinsic factor is specifically referred to as pernicious anemia.[med-ed.virginia.edu]
Patients address their physician for tongue pain and ulcerations or angular stomatitis, vomiting, anorexia, weight loss, abdominal pain and diarrhea that usually occur after[symptoma.com]
loss diets Folic acid is needed to help a baby in the womb grow properly.[nlm.nih.gov]
Steatorrhea
[…] to lymphoma or TB Intrinsic factor deficiency (as in pernicious anemia) Lymphangiectasia Symptoms and Signs The effects of unabsorbed substances, especially in global malabsorption[msdmanuals.com]
Assessment of fat malabsorption should be considered in patients with unexplained weight loss or diarrhea before extensive evaluation for opportunistic infections.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
We report a case of 32-year-old man with weight loss and massive steatorrhea in whom abdominal computed tomography (CT) was diagnostic of pancreatic lipomatosis.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Vitamin B Deficiency
[…] term pernicious anemia is sometimes used colloquially to refer to any anemia caused by vitamin B12 deficiency.[uofmhealth.org]
Severe deficiency symptoms include fatigue, pale skin, rapid heartbeat, sore tongue, diarrhea or constipation, bleeding gums and weight loss.[symptoma.com]
Surprisingly, two of them are practices often undertaken to improve health: a vegetarian diet and weight-loss surgery. Plants don’t make vitamin B 12 .[health.harvard.edu]
Congenital Vitamin B12 Deficiency
anemia Biermer anemia Pernicious (congenital) anemia Congenital intrinsic factor deficiency D51.1 Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia due to selective vitamin B12 malabsorption[icd10coded.com]
Symptoms include fatigue, faintness, headaches, pale skin, loss of appetite, weight loss, pins and needles and a sore, red tongue.[theguardian.com]
Convert to ICD-10-CM : 281.0 converts approximately to: 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D51.0 Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia due to intrinsic factor deficiency 281.0 Excludes Applies To[icd9data.com]
Megaloblastic Anemia
Megaloblastic anemia that arises due to lack of intrinsic factor is called pernicious anemia.[medindia.net]
Weight loss and lack of appetite ( anorexia ) may also occur, as well as jaundice, confusion and depression.[diagnose-me.com]
Megaloblastic anemia that arises due to lack of intrinsic factor is called pernicious anemia .[medindia.net]
Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia
The patient’s low normal Vitamin B12 with high MMA levels and a positive Anti–intrinsic Factor Antibody, demonstrated she had Vitamin B12 Deficiency due to Pernicious Anemia[shmabstracts.com]
Symptoms include weak muscles, numbness, trouble walking, nausea, weight loss, irritability, fatigue, and increased heart rate.[hopkinsmedicine.org]
ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016 D51.0 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of vitamin B12 deficiency anemia due to intrinsic factor deficiency.[icd.codes]