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Diseases » Pernicious anemia » Summary
 

What is Pernicious anemia?

What is Pernicious anemia?

  • Pernicious anemia: Pernicious anemia is a blood disorder where the body is unable to use it properly use Vitamin B12 to make red blood cells.
  • Pernicious anemia: anemia due to poor intestinal absorption of vitamin B12 caused by defective production of intrinsic factor (a carrier protein) by the gastric mucosa.
    Source - Diseases Database
  • Pernicious anemia: a chronic progressive anemia of older adults; thought to result from a lack of intrinsic factor (a substance secreted by the stomach that is responsible for the absorption of vitamin B12).
    Source - WordNet 2.1

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Pernicious anemia as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

Pernicious anemia: Introduction

Types of Pernicious anemia:

Broader types of Pernicious anemia:

How many people get Pernicious anemia?

Prevalance of Pernicious anemia: 399,455 people in the USA 1996 1
Prevalance Rate of Pernicious anemia: approx 1 in 680 or 0.15% or 399,454 people in USA [about data]

Who gets Pernicious anemia?

Patient Profile for Pernicious anemia: Typically older adults over 50

How serious is Pernicious anemia?

Complications of Pernicious anemia: see complications of Pernicious anemia

What causes Pernicious anemia?

Causes of Pernicious anemia: see causes of Pernicious anemia
Cause of Pernicious anemia: Malabsorption of Vitamin B12 (Vitamin B12 deficiency) resulting from an autoimmune digestive disorder.

What are the symptoms of Pernicious anemia?

Symptoms of Pernicious anemia: see symptoms of Pernicious anemia

Complications of Pernicious anemia: see complications of Pernicious anemia

Can anyone else get Pernicious anemia?

Contagion of autoimmunity: generally not; see details in contagion of autoimmune diseases.

Pernicious anemia: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Pernicious anemia.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Pernicious anemia.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Pernicious anemia: see treatments for Pernicious anemia
Prevention of Pernicious anemia: see prevention of Pernicious anemia

Organs Affected by Pernicious anemia:

Organs and body systems related to Pernicious anemia include:

Name and Aliases of Pernicious anemia

Main name of condition: Pernicious anemia

Class of Condition for Pernicious anemia: autoimmune

Other names or spellings for Pernicious anemia:

Biermer disease, Biermer's anemia, Addison's anemia, Addison-Biermer anemia, Pernicious anaemia, Biermer's anaemia, Addison-Biermer's anaemia, Addison-Biermer anaemia

Pernicious anaemia, Biermer's anaemia Source - Diseases Database

Pernicious anaemia, Malignant anemia, Malignant anaemia
Source - WordNet 2.1

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Pernicious anemia:

  • Diphyllobothrium latum infestation
  • Schmidt's syndrome/Polyglandular autoimmune dis II
  • Amyloidosis
  • Gut


Footnotes:
1. Rose and Mackay, 1998, The Autoimmune Diseases, Third Edition

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