Pernicious anemia can be treated with injections of vitamin B12, and possibly with B12 vitamin pills. Pernicious anemia is a vitamin B12 deficiency disease, B12 is required to make healthy red blood cells and can normally be obtained from animal based foods, including, meats, fish, dairy products and eggs (but not plant foods), however, when people choose not to eat animal products, vegans for instance, they may suffer a B12 deficiency. Also, inadequate absorption can occur when there is an insufficient amount of a specific protein referred to as "intrinsic factor" in the body that is normally released by stomach cells.
injection of cobalamin
John Frederick Wilkinson has written: 'Hog's stomach in the treatment of pernicious anaemia' -- subject(s): Treatment, Pernicious anemia 'The importance of familial achlorhydria in the aetiology of pernicious anaemia' -- subject(s): Etiology, Achlorhydria, Pernicious anemia 'Treatment of pernicious anaemia with hog's stomach' -- subject(s): Treatment, Pernicious anemia 'Diseases associated with pernicious anaemia' -- subject(s): Pernicious anemia 'Achrestisk anaemi' -- subject(s): Anemia 'L' Anemie achrestique' -- subject(s): Anemia 'The haemopoietic activity of the human liver' -- subject(s): Anemia, Liver, Aplastic anemia 'The value of hog's stomach in treatment' -- subject(s): Treatment, Pernicious anemia 'Achresthic anaemia' -- subject(s): Anemia
Pernicious Anemia
Prognosis is generally good for patients with pernicious anemia
Pernicious anemia seems to run in families
witch vitamin is given to treat pernicious anemia?
An anemia caused by vitamin B12 is pernicious anemia while deficient in iron is iron defeciency anemia.
witch vitamin is given to treat pernicious anemia?
Most patients with pernicious anemia are older, usually over 60
Pernicious anemia
Pernicious anemia occurs in equal numbers in both men and women
An increased risk of stomach cancer has been noted in patients with pernicious anemia
generally, pernicious anemia, if autoimmune, is a type 2 hypersensitivity