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  1. Blood, Vitamin B12 Deficiency

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    Description: Organ: Blood Diagnosis: Vitamin B12 deficiency Stain: Wright Pathologic findings: Macrocytic anemia, hypersegmented neutrophils Magnification: 100x
    Keywords: Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases, Avitaminosis, Vitamin B Deficiency, Blood, cytopathology, histopathology, pathology, Vitamin Deficiencies, biopsy
  2. Kwashiorkor (Kenya)

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    Description: A syndrome produced by severe protein deficiency, characterized by retarded growth, changes in skin and hair pigment, edema, and pathologic changes in the liver, including fatty infiltration, necrosis, and fibrosis. The word is a local name in Gold Coast, Africa, meaning "displaced child". Although first reported from Africa, kwashiorkor is now known throughout the world, but mainly in the tropics and subtropics. It is considered to be related to marasmus.
    Keywords: Nutritional deficiency, protein deficiency