What diseases will be caused by lack of vitamin B

Vitamin B is one of the most common vitamins. In daily life, if vitamin B is not synthesized properly or there is a lack of vitamin B in the diet, it will often lead to the occurrence of some diseases. The most common ones are angular cheilitis, glossitis, pellagra, oral ulcers and other diseases. For such symptoms, vitamin B should be supplemented in time to avoid greater harm to health.

1. Angular cheilitis:

There are wet white erosions or ulcers at the corners of the mouth on both sides, and transverse fissures can be seen, which can extend about 1 cm into the mucosa and skin and are covered with yellow scabs, affecting opening the mouth, speaking, and eating. Cheilitis: The lips are slightly swollen, red and dry, flaking, cracking, or peeling, erosion, pain, and burning sensation.

2. Glossitis:

In the early stage, the tongue feels dry, burning or tingling, then the tongue swells and becomes bright red (magenta), and the fungiform papillae become swollen and congested. Then the filiform papillae and then the fungiform papillae shrink and disappear, making the tongue surface smooth and shiny, showing atrophic glossitis. In some patients, cracks or small ulcers may be seen on the tongue surface. Some patients may develop oral mucosal ulcers.

3. Niacin deficiency (pellagra):

Severe glossitis occurs, with the entire or part of the tongue mucosa turning bright red, with early hypertrophy of the filiform papillae and fungiform papillae, followed by atrophy of the filiform papillae and then the fungiform papillae. The tongue surface becomes red, shiny, and beefy red. The patient is particularly sensitive to trauma or other stimuli and is prone to traumatic ulcers. There may be burning pain, tenderness, and even spontaneous pain in the tongue.

4. Infants are mostly acutely ill

The beriberi that mainly affects the nervous system is called cerebral type beriberi; the beriberi that occurs with heart failure is called cardiac type (cardiac type) beriberi; the beriberi with obvious edema symptoms is called edema type beriberi. Several types of symptoms may also occur at the same time. In older children, edema and multiple peripheral neuritis are the main symptoms. In addition, vitamin B1 deficiency can cause high sensitivity of the oral mucosa and neuralgia-like pain in the maxillofacial area. Deficiency of vitamin B6, pantothenic acid and folic acid can cause glossitis, oral mucositis and other damages.

5. Oral ulcers:

Also known as "mouth sores", they are superficial ulcers that occur on the oral mucosa. They can range in size from rice grains to soybeans, and are round or oval in shape. The ulcer surface is concave and surrounded by congestion. Ulcers are characterized by cyclicality, recurrence and self-limitation.