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View larger version (76K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. A 36-year-old woman who had been a vegan for many years presented with a one-week history of decreased visual acuity. She had had megaloblastic anemia six years earlier (hemoglobin, 7.5 g per deciliter) that was found to be due to folic acid deficiency. At that time, her serum level of vitamin B12 was normal, as were the results of a Schilling test. There was no evidence of malabsorption, and an x-ray study of her small bowel was normal. She was briefly treated with oral folic acid but then did not return for follow-up appointments. When she presented . . . [Full Text of this Article]

 

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Blindness in a Vegan
Finkel H. E., Lavine J. B., Milea D., Cassoux N., LeHoang P.
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N Engl J Med 2000; 343:585-586, Aug 24, 2000. Correspondence

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