Pernicious Anemia in an Adult with Trisomy 21 [PDF]
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
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ISPAD, bridging clinical expertise and AI for autoimmune-related pernicious anemia diagnosis [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyBackgroundPernicious anemia (PA) is a severe clinical consequence of autoimmune gastritis. It results from immune-mediated damage to gastric parietal cells in the oxyntic mucosa.
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Rural health challenges in Western Uganda: pernicious anemia masquerading as recurrent lower limb weakness—a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case ReportsBackground Pernicious anemia, also called Biemer’s disease, is an autoimmune disease and the most common cause of cobalamin deficiency globally. Various genetic, environmental, and immunological factors interplay to lead to its presentation.
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Not All Hemolysis Is Hemolytic: A Case of Pernicious Anemia [PDF]
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case ReportsVitamin B12 deficiency is classically associated with megaloblastic anemia and neurologic or neuropsychiatric manifestations; however, in rare cases, it may present with pancytopenia and laboratory features that mimic hemolytic anemia.
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Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2006 About 5-10% of patients with myasthenia gravis concomitantly have other autoimmune diseases. However, the coexistence of myasthenia gravis and pernicious anemia is rare.
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Pernicious anemia presenting with dysphagia and melanoderma: a confusing manifestation [PDF]
Future Science OAVitamin B12 deficiency is widely recognized as a common cause of anemia. However, symptoms such as dysphagia, melanoderma, and pancytopenia, although less frequent, can also be associated with this deficiency.
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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 ...
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Rare co-occurrence of probable pernicious anemia and autoimmune hepatitis in a 55-year-old male patient: A case report [PDF]
SAGE Open Medical Case ReportsThis is a case of probable pernicious anemia in the setting of autoimmune hepatitis. A 55-year-old male patient presented to the Emergency Room at Dr. Ruth K.M.
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Pernicious anemia presenting as pancytopenia [PDF]
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A case of asymptomatic pancytopenia with clinical features of hemolysis as a presentation of pernicious anemia [PDF]
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2016 Pernicious anemia is an autoimmune disease with a variety of clinical presentations. We describe a case of pernicious anemia presenting with pancytopenia with hemolytic features.
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