H.B., a 72-year-old man, who had been a vegetarian since 1914, reported that he drank milk regularly and took an egg occasionally. In 1947 pernicious anemia was diagnosed at another hospital. He ...

Serum specimens from patients with proved pernicious anemia were tested for the presence of blocking and precipitating antibodies by the methods of Gottlieb et al. 5 and Jacob and Schilling 8 ...

Pernicious anemia refers to a type of autoimmune anemia. Antibodies are directed against intrinsic factor or parietal cells which produce intrinsic factor. Intrinsic factor is required for vitamin B12 ...

Autoimmune gastritis (AG) can be easily recognized when the histological features are fully developed, but recognizing AG before the complete loss of the oxyntic mucosa is more challenging. One ...

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Pernicious anemia is an autoimmune condition in which the body cannot absorb vitamin B12 properly. A person with pernicious anemia requires lifelong vitamin B12 supplementation. Vitamin B12 is ...

Vitamin B12 is needed to produce an adequate amount of healthy red blood cells in the bone marrow. Vitamin B12 is available only in animal foods (meat and dairy products) or yeast extracts (such as ...