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What Causes Low RBC, WBC And Platelet Counts While Treating Vitamin B12 Deficiency?
Question: the platellet count, RBC and wbc are low. took 10 nos of b12 injections. yet b12 is also low
Brief Answer:
Vitamin B 12 deficiency may be accompanied by deficiency of folic acid also
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query on HealthcareMagic.
Vitamin B 12 deficiency is often accompanied by low RBC count, low platelet count and low WBC count.
Vitamin B 12 deficiency is corrected by either vitamin injection or oral supplementation.
Persistence of low vitamin B 12 despite 10 injections of vitamin B 12 indicates some other deficiency also in addition of vitamin B 12 deficiency.
I suggest you to get folic acid levels also.
Vitamin B12 deficiency is often accompanied by deficiency of folic acid.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
Vitamin B 12 deficiency may be accompanied by deficiency of folic acid also
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query on HealthcareMagic.
Vitamin B 12 deficiency is often accompanied by low RBC count, low platelet count and low WBC count.
Vitamin B 12 deficiency is corrected by either vitamin injection or oral supplementation.
Persistence of low vitamin B 12 despite 10 injections of vitamin B 12 indicates some other deficiency also in addition of vitamin B 12 deficiency.
I suggest you to get folic acid levels also.
Vitamin B12 deficiency is often accompanied by deficiency of folic acid.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
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