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What is Pernicious anemia?
- Pernicious anemia: Introduction
- Types of Pernicious anemia
- Prognosis
- Prevalence
- Other names for Pernicious anemia
- Who gets Pernicious anemia?
- What causes Pernicious anemia?
- What are the symptoms of Pernicious anemia?
- Organs Affected by Pernicious anemia
- Can anyone else get Pernicious anemia?
- How is it treated?
- Pernicious anemia: Introduction
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
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
Biermer disease, Biermer's anemia, Addison's anemia, Addison-Biermer anemia
Pernicious anaemia, Biermer's anaemia
Source - Diseases Database
Pernicious anaemia, Malignant anemia, Malignant anaemia
Source - WordNet 2.1
Footnotes:
1. Rose and Mackay, 1998, The Autoimmune Diseases, Third Edition
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