| Literature DB >> 29129351 |
Lissette Jimenez1, Danielle A Stamm2, Brittany Depaula3, Christopher P Duggan3.
Abstract
We describe 3 patients with short bowel syndrome who had persistently elevated serum methylmalonic acid (MMA) levels while being treated for vitamin B12 deficiency. Following treatment for presumed small bowel bacterial overgrowth, MMA levels normalized. Among patients with short bowel syndrome, MMA levels may have limited specificity for vitamin B12 deficiency.Entities:
Keywords: methylmalonic acid; short bowel syndrome; small bowel bacterial overgrowth; vitamin B12 deficiency
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Year: 2017 PMID: 29129351 PMCID: PMC6029886 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.09.024
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr ISSN: 0022-3476 Impact factor: 4.406