Glossitis with linear lesions: An early sign of vitamin B12 deficiency - 08/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.09.011
Jordi Graells, MD a, ⁎ 
, Rosa Maria Ojeda, MD a, Cristina Muniesa, MD c, Jesus Gonzalez, MD c, Jose Saavedra, MD b
, Rosa Maria Ojeda, MD a, Cristina Muniesa, MD c, Jesus Gonzalez, MD c, Jose Saavedra, MD b a Department of Dermatology, Hospital de Sant Joan de Déu de Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
b Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital de Sant Joan de Déu de Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
c Department of Dermatology, Hospital de Viladecans, Barcelona, Spain
Reprint requests: Jordi Graells, MD, C/ Salvat Papasseit 58-62, 2–1, 08830, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.Abstract |
The classic oral manifestations of vitamin B12 deficiency are considered nonspecific. We describe 4 patients with oral linear lesions associated with vitamin B12 deficiency. Patients were free of neurologic symptoms and anemia at diagnosis. We believe that glossitis with linear lesions is an early clinical sign of vitamin B12 deficiency. We recommend the determination of vitamin B12 in such patients, even in the absence of anemia.
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| This work was presented as a poster at the XXXVI Spanish National Congress of Dermatology and Venereology, Barcelona, June 11-14, 2008; it received second place award to the best poster of the Congress. |
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Vol 60 - N° 3
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