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Severe neuropsychiatric symptoms due to vitamin b12 deficiency: a case of pernicious anemia or metformin use?

Galicia Clínica, 2015
Pernicious anemia is the leading cause of vitamin B12 deficiency and requires an early diagnose and proper treatment since it is a reversible form of acute psychosis and demyelinating nervous system disease 1.
Pimenta, Joana, Urbano, Joana, Fernandes, Ana Catarina, Ferreira, Pestana   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Pseudo-thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura presenting as multi-organ dysfunction syndrome: A rare complication of pernicious anemia

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2017
Objective: We present a rare case of pernicious anemia presented as multi-organ dysfunction syndrome, later found to have pseudo-thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
Saroj Kandel, Nibash Budhathoki, Shanta Pandey, Bikash Bhattarai, Aam Baqui, Ramesh Pandey, Divya Salhan, Danilo Enriquez, Joseph Quist, Frances M Schmidt   +9 more
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Optimal management of pernicious anemia

Journal of Blood Medicine, 2012
Emmanuel Andres,1,2 Khalid Serraj31Department of Internal Medicine, Diabetes, and Metabolic Disorders, 2Competence Center of Autoimmune Cytopenias in Adults, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France; 3Department of Internal Medicine ...
Emmanuel Andres
exaly   +2 more sources

When B12 therapy fails: two case reports of intravenous vitamin B12 resistance in pernicious anemia

Khyber Medical University Journal
BACKGROUND: Pernicious anemia is an autoimmune disorder causing vitamin B12 deficiency resulting from impaired absorption caused by intrinsic factor absence. Positive parietal cell and intrinsic factor antibodies confirm the diagnosis.
Zeeshan Shaikh, Ali Nawaz Khan, Salman Amer Sheikh, Syed Onaiz Anwar, Saeed Khan Akhtar, Rafia Alvi   +5 more
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Cryoagglutinin autoimmune hemolytic anemia secondary to Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in patient with pernicious anemia: A case report

Medwave
This report describes the rare case of a patient with autoimmune hemolytic anemia due to cryoagglutinins secondary to Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection, coexisting with pernicious anemia.
Leslie Gricel Cuzco Macias, Ashley Carolina Cuzco Macias, Daniel Simancas-Racines, Juan Marcos Parise-Vasco   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Pernicious Anemia and <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> Infection: What a Hematologist Needs to Know? [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
Helicobacter pylori infection and the possible underlying mechanism of parietal cell damage, and progression to pernicious anemia. ABSTRACT This case report emphasizes the importance of early detection and prompt treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) as a reversible cause of autoimmune gastritis and its associated vitamin B‐12 deficiency.
Saadat E, Qadir MS, Moiz B.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Enpostil Lowers Elevated Serum Gastrin Concentrations in Patients with Pernicious Anemia [PDF]

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1991
A double-blind, randomized, crossover, placebo controlled study of Latin square design was conducted to determine the gastrin-lowering effects of a synthetic orally administered prostaglandin, enprostil, in fasted and fed patients with hypergastrinemia ...
P Kirdeikis, M Mant, L Zuk, D Fisher, L Bynum, ABR Thomson   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Skin Hyperpigmentation: An Under-Recognized Dermatological Clue to Vitamin B12 Deficiency. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
Hyperpigmentation over the dorsal aspect of both hands, prominently involving the knuckles. ABSTRACT Cutaneous hyperpigmentation, an overlooked manifestation, can be an early sign of vitamin B12 deficiency. This case highlights symmetric pigmentation on the dorsum of hands and palms in a long‐term vegetarian.
Mathur M, Paudel S, Karki S, Regmi S, Maharjan S, Bhattarai N.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Pernicious Anemia in an Adult with Trisomy 21

Case Reports in Immunology, 2023
Pernicious anemia is an autoimmune disease caused by the malabsorption of vitamin B12. It usually appears in the elderly. People with trisomy 21 are susceptible to autoimmune diseases. This susceptibility is thought to be due to altered expression of the
Kentaro Kamada, Osamu Kawano, Satoshi Yakuwa, Kentaro Wakasa, Kimiaki Uetake   +4 more
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Type-1 Grade 2 Multi-Focal Gastric Neuroendocrine Tumors Secondary to Chronic Autoimmune Gastritis

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
BackgroundChronic autoimmune gastritis (CAG) refers to chronic atrophic gastritis due to autoimmunity. Loss of gastric glands in CAG results in hypergastrinemia and achlorhydria leading to Vitamin B12 deficiency and hyperplasia of G cells and ...
Ziqi Yu, Aiyao Wang, Chong Hu, Tao Yu, Jianyong Chen   +4 more
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