Question

What is the deficiency of vitamin B2 known as and what are its symptoms?

Answer 1

Vitamin B12 deficiency is usually due to inadequate absorption associated with pernicious anemia or with gastric disease.

Some of the mechanisms that can cause Vitamin B12 deficiency include:

1. Gastric Abnormalities
2. Small Bowel Disease
3. Pancreatitis
4. Diet
5. Drugs
6. Inherited Transcobalamin II deficiency

Signs and Symptoms of it include:
- fatigue
- jaundice
- mentally sluggish
- shiny tongue
- numbness and tingling
- loss of dexterity
- impaired memory
- weakness
- personality changes

Answer 2

he needs the deficiency of vit. B2 nt B12 !!!!

Answer 3

beri beri.

Answer 4

Oh okay, I assumed the poster wanted to know B12.

B2 is not common. Riboflavin is Vitamin B2's other name.

It's symptoms include :
- angular stomatitis
- glossitis (magenta tongue)
- seborrheic dermatitis around the nose and scrotum
- vascularization of the cornea

Answer 5

no, beri beri is a disorder associated with Vitamin B1 deficiency (thiamine)

Answer 6

waitt, beriberi might be B1. i'm not suree.

Answer 7

yeah it's deficiency for B1 nt B2 !

Answer 8

sorry, my bad.

Answer 9

it happens ! (: