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Pernicious anemia
A condition in which the body can't absorb enough vitamin B-12 from one's diet, resulting in decreased red blood cell count.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Preteen 6-13 | Common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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Is there a link between pernicious anemia and cancer?
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Do doctors see a lot of patients with pernicious anemia?
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What are some signs or markers of pernicious anemia on a blood test?
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What causes pernicious anemia and a mild increase in gamma globulin?
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Would having controlled pernicious anemia be considered a compromised immune system?
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Is jaundice a sign of pernicious anemia?
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Why is jaundice a sign of pernicious anemia? Couldn't it be something else?
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Is pernicious anemia genetically caused?
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I have pernicious anemia. Can I give blood?
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I have pernicious anemia - must i give up alcohol?
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How does pernicious anemia cause people to have achlorhydria?
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What's the difference between pernicious anemia and B12 anemia?
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Do you know what is the intrinsic factor and how it causes pernicious anemia?
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What are the markers for pernicious anemia and what are some grey areas or areas to watch?
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Please explain what happens to people who have pernicious anemia but are intolerant to b12?
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I'm curious what could happen to people who have pernicious anemia but are intolerant to b12?
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Husband has gout and pernicious anemia. What kind of diet should he be on and what sort of care should he be given?
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My sister was diagnosed with paroxymal hemaglobinuia and pernicious anemia can she live long with this she is 46
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