Other names: macrocytic anemia, megaloblastic anemia, pernicious anemia

Vitamin B12 is important along with folic acid for hematopoiesis, further for example, is also important for the nutrition of nerve cells.

Therefore, the lack of effect anemia – lack of hemoglobin and red blood cells, red blood cells are in this type of anemia large. Anemia is manifested by increased fatigue, pallor, difficulty in breathing during exertion.

Another consequence of vitamin B12 deficiency can be nerve damage, resulting for example as tingling or numbness in extremities, sensitivity disorders.

Vitamin B12 levels are determined together with folic acid in people with a lack of hemoglobin and large red blood cells, as well as in patients with malnutrition and malabsorption of nutrients from the digestive system to monitor their nutritional status in patients with previously diagnosed deficiency of this vitamin to monitor the effectiveness of treatment.