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Deficiency of which vitamin causes symptoms like tingling in the tongue, anaemia, white patches on the skin, mouth ulcers and shortness of breath?

  1. A
    Vitamin B12
  2. B
    Vitamin E
  3. C
    Vitamin K
  4. D
    Vitamin B1

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Deficiency of Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) causes megaloblastic anaemia, neurological symptoms like tingling in the hands/feet/tongue, mouth ulcers, white patches on the skin, memory loss, and shortness of breath due to reduced oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood.

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Deficiency of which vitamin causes symptoms like tingling in the tongue, anaemia, white patches on the skin, mouth ulcers and shortness of breath?
A
Vitamin B12
B
Vitamin E
C
Vitamin K
D
Vitamin B1

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