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Query: UMLS:C0017536 (
giardiasis
)
1,714
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
A patient presented with hematological evidence of
vitamin B12 deficiency
. The Schilling test performed suggested intestinal malabsorption and further investigation revealed heavy infestation with Giardia lamblia. Specific treatment of the
giardiasis
with tinidazole resulted in correction of the abnormalities in vitamin B12 absorption. These findings, together with the absence of other causes of
vitamin B12 deficiency
, suggest that
giardiasis
should be considered as a cause of
vitamin B12 deficiency
.
...
PMID:Giardia infection causes vitamin B12 deficiency. 345 51
