pernicious anemia

A nutritional deficiency disease that is characterized by a decrease in red blood cells due to malabsorption of vitamin B12, with symptoms of fatigue, pallor, shortness of breath, glossitis, ataxia, and/or paresthesia, has_material_basis_in atrophic gastritis,

A nutritional deficiency disease that is characterized by a decrease in red blood cells due to malabsorption of vitamin B12, with symptoms of fatigue, pallor, shortness of breath, glossitis, ataxia, and/or paresthesia, has_material_basis_in atrophic gastritis, autoimmune disorder affecting the production or function of intrinsic factor, and/or genetic factors.

Signs and symptoms

• Malabsorption of Vitamin B12
• Megaloblastic anemia

Medications that may treat it

folic acid hydroxocobalamin mecobalamin pyrimethamine vitamin B12

Also known as: ANEMIA PERNICIOUS; Addison's anaemia; Biermer's anaemia; Biermer's anemia; pernicious anaemia