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Anemia, hematinic deficiencies, and gastric parietal cell antibody positivity in atrophic glossitis patients with or without hyperhomocysteinemia

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2020
Background/Purpose: Our previous study found that 127 of 1064 atrophic glossitis (AG) patients have hyperhomocysteinemia. This study assessed whether the AG patients with hyperhomocysteinemia had significantly higher frequencies of anemia, hematinic ...
Chun-Pin Chiang, Yang-Che Wu, Julia Yu-Fong Chang, Yi-Ping Wang, Yu-Hsueh Wu, Andy Sun   +5 more
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FIGO good practice recommendations on anemia in pregnancy, to reduce the incidence and impact of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH)

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 171, Issue 3, Page 993-1007, December 2025.
Abstract Anemia affects 32 million pregnant women globally, contributing annually to more than 115 000 maternal deaths and 591 000 perinatal deaths worldwide. Low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) bear the highest burden of anemia in pregnancy, with nearly 50% of affected pregnant women. It is now 2025, which is WHO's target year for a 50% reduction
Akaninyene E. Ubom, Ferdousi Begum, Diana Ramasauskaite, Albaro J. Nieto‐Calvache, Monica Oguttu, Inês Nunes, Zechariah J. Malel, Jolly Beyeza‐Kashesya, Alison Wright, on behalf of the FIGO Committee on Childbirth and Postpartum Hemorrhage   +9 more
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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.
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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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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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Rapid healing of a patient with dramatic subacute combined degeneration of spinal cord: a case report [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Prevalence of cobalamin deficiency is high especially in older patients and an immediate therapy start is necessary to prevent irreversible neurological damages. Unfortunately, the diagnosis of cobalamin deficiency is difficult and at present,
Roessler, Florian C., Wolff, Stephanie
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Incidence of Autoimmune Diseases in 30,340 Danish Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Compared to 151,520 Controls. A National Cohort Study

Clinical Endocrinology, Volume 103, Issue 6, Page 863-872, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Objective Autoimmunity can be part of the pathogenesis of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), but prospective studies on autoimmune disease in population based cohorts are lacking. This study aimed to investigate incidence rates of autoimmune disease in Danish women with PCOS before and after PCOS diagnosis compared to controls.
Dorte Glintborg, Jens‐Jakob Kjer Møller, Katrine Hass Rubin, Louise Lehmann Christensen, Marianne Skovsager Andersen   +4 more
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Severe Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Pregnancy Mimicking HELLP Syndrome

Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2019
Severe vitamin B12 deficiency may present with hematologic abnormalities that mimic thrombotic microangiopathy disorders such as hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count (HELLP) syndrome. We report a patient diagnosed with severe vitamin
Shravya Govindappagari, Michelle Nguyen, Megha Gupta, Ramy M. Hanna, Richard M. Burwick   +4 more
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Hematinic deficiencies and anemia statuses in oral mucosal disease patients with folic acid deficiency

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2015
Folic acid deficiency (FAD) may result in macrocytic anemia. This study assessed the hematinic deficiencies and anemia statuses in oral mucosal disease patients with FAD (defined as folic acid ≤ 6 ng/mL). Methods: The blood hemoglobin (Hb), iron, vitamin
Julia Yu-Fong Chang, Yi-Ping Wang, Yang-Che Wu, Shih-Jung Cheng, Hsin-Ming Chen, Andy Sun   +5 more
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A Rare Case of Acquired Hemolytic Anemia and Pancytopenia Secondary to Pernicious Anemia

Case Reports in Oncology, 2020
The commonest etiologies of new-onset pancytopenia are congenital bone marrow failure syndromes, marrow space-occupying lesions, infections, and peripheral destruction.
Sreethish Sasi, Mohamed A. Yassin
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