The effectiveness of vitamin B12 in the treatment of tropical sprue
Suarez, R.M.; Spies, T.D.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 40(8): 199-209
1948
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 18888407 Document Number: 700118
Six patients suffering from sprue received intramusc. injns. of vit. B12 in doses ranging from 4 to 25 μg. A dose of 10 μg. was necessary to produce clinical and hematological response. Only one receiving this dose failed to respond. The responses were greater when treatment was supplemented with liver or with one of the conjugates of folic acid.