NEUROPATHIC BLADDER IN SETTING OF SEVERE VITAMIN-B12 DEFICIENCY - A CASE-REPORT

Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency is recognized as an etiology of bla dder dysfunction but there are few detailed descriptions of such cases . We report on a woman with weakness and sensory ataxia from neuropath y in whom a sensory neurogenic bladder developed. Thorough investigati on revealed no cause for bladder dysfunction other than deficiency of vitamin B12, supported by elevated levels of methylmalonic acid and ho mocysteine. The addition of our case to those previously reported may aid in the earlier recognition and treatment of this syndrome.