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 ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have had pernicious anemia for about eight years and must have an injection of vitamin B-12 every three weeks to stay alive. I am also a diabetic for over 10 years, with my A1C ...

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 ...

IN 1959, Li et al 1 reported a case of pernicious anemia due to the presence of an in vivo intrinsic factor inhibitor, diagnosed in childhood, with a twenty-five-year follow-up. Since then, "defective ...