Case Report
Rapid Onset of B12 Deficiency in the Setting of Worsening Multiple Myeloma: Correlations between B12 Deficiency and Multiple Myeloma
Table 1
Displaying the trend of B12 levels, CBC, and paraprotein levels.
| Laboratory test | Time of presentation | Three months before | 24 months before |
| B12 levels (211–946 pg/mL) | 94 | 631.5 pg/ml | 751 pg/ml | WCC (4.5–11 × 103/uL) | 2.5 | 4.67 | 4.5 | Hb (12–16 g/dL) | 6 | 11.7 | 11.1 | Platelet (140–440 thou/cu mm) | 7 | 142 | 143 | Intrinsic factor antibody (0–1.1 AU/mL) | 11.9 | | | Monoclonal spike (0.7–1.60 g/dL) | 3.13 | 1.07 | 0.4 |
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