pernicious anemia
noun
: a severe megaloblastic anemia that is marked by a progressive decrease in the number of red blood cells and by pallor, weakness, and gastrointestinal and nervous disturbances and is caused by malabsorption of vitamin B12 due to the absence of intrinsic factor
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The deficiency manifests itself through a type of anemia, called pernicious anemia.
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Veronica Cristino, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2024
In the past month, I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder with a name like a villain in a Dickens novel: pernicious anemia.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
The most common cause is pernicious anemia, an autoimmune condition where the body cannot make a cofactor to help absorb vitamin B12.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 14 June 2023
Vitiligo is also sometimes associated with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, such as Hashimoto's thyroiditis, scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes mellitus, psoriasis, Addison's disease, pernicious anemia, alopecia areata, systemic lupus erythematosus, and celiac disease.
—Emily Kirkpatrick, Peoplemag, 25 May 2023
Scandinavians and the Finnish in particular have a genetic predisposition to B12 deficiency and are more susceptible to suffering from pernicious anemia.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2011
Chronic infections may result in weight loss, fatigue and pernicious anemia.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2011
The disorder also affects twice as many women as men and is frequently associated with other autoimmune diseases such as diabetes, thyroiditis, vitiligo and pernicious anemia.
—Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2022
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Veronica Cristino, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2024
In the past month, I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder with a name like a villain in a Dickens novel: pernicious anemia.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
The most common cause is pernicious anemia, an autoimmune condition where the body cannot make a cofactor to help absorb vitamin B12.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 14 June 2023
Vitiligo is also sometimes associated with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, such as Hashimoto's thyroiditis, scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes mellitus, psoriasis, Addison's disease, pernicious anemia, alopecia areata, systemic lupus erythematosus, and celiac disease.
—Emily Kirkpatrick, Peoplemag, 25 May 2023
Scandinavians and the Finnish in particular have a genetic predisposition to B12 deficiency and are more susceptible to suffering from pernicious anemia.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2011
Chronic infections may result in weight loss, fatigue and pernicious anemia.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2011
The disorder also affects twice as many women as men and is frequently associated with other autoimmune diseases such as diabetes, thyroiditis, vitiligo and pernicious anemia.
—Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2022
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“Pernicious anemia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pernicious%20anemia. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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