Pernicious Anemia
Alternate Names : Congenital Pernicious Anemia, Juvenile Pernicious Anemia, Macrocytic Achylic Anemia, Vitamin B12 Deficiency (Malabsorption)
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Pernicious Anemia Complications
- People with pernicious anemia may have gastric polyps and have twice the incidence of gastric cancer and gastric carcinoid tumors than the normal population.
- Persistent neurological defects may be present if treatment is delayed.
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Vitamin B12 deficiency affects the appearance of all epithelial cells, therefore an untreated woman may obtain a false positive pap smear.
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