KMID : 0882420170920020209
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Korean Journal of Medicine 2017 Volume.92 No. 2 p.209 ~ p.212
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Spontaneous Remission of Pernicious Anemia
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Sul Hyoung
Moon Woo-Ram Lee Hee-Jeong Park Sang-Gon Chung Choon-Hae Park Chi-Young
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Abstract
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Pernicious anemia is a macrocytic anemia that is caused by vitamin B12 deficiency, itself a result of the absence of intrinsic factors due to autoimmune destruction of parietal cells. We report here the case of a 43-year-old female with spontaneous remission of pernicious anemia. The patient presented with fatigue. Her serum vitamin B12 level was low, hemoglobin level was 7.6 g/dL, and serologic tests for anti-intrinsic factor and anti-parietal cell antibodies were positive. We diagnosed her with pernicious anemia, but did not administer vitamin B12 because her hemoglobin level increased spontaneously. Since then, the patient¡¯s hemoglobin and serum vitamin B12 levels have been within the normal range.
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KEYWORD
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Anemia, Pernicious, Vitamin B12
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