Multiple choice

Identify the mismatched pair.

  1. Cheilosis - Riboflavin
  2. Pellagra - Cyanocobalamin
  3. Scurvy - Ascorbic acid
  4. Pernicious anaemia - Niacin
  5. Beriberi - Thiamine

  1. 1, 3 and 5

  2. 1 and 4

  3. 2 and 4

  4. 2, 3 and 4

  5. 3 and 5
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Correct answer. Both are wrongly matched. Pellagra is a vitamin deficiency disease most commonly caused by a chronic lack of niacin (vitamin B3). Pernicious anaemia caused when the body does not make enough red blood cells due to lack of cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12).

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