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Case Reports
. 2013 Sep 3;185(12):E582.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.120970. Epub 2013 Jan 28.

Glossitis secondary to vitamin B12 deficiency anemia

Eric T Stoopler  1 , Arthur S Kuperstein
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Case Reports

Glossitis secondary to vitamin B12 deficiency anemia

Eric T Stoopler et al. CMAJ. .
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Figure 1:
Figure 1:
(A) Generalized dryness of the tongue of a 61-year-old woman with vitamin B12 deficiency, with atrophy (blue arrowheads) and erythematous plaques (white arrowheads). (B) Normal appearance of the tongue 3 days after the patient received a single injection of vitamin B12.
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