Pernicious anemia and systemic lupus erythematosus in a young woman.
We describe a 23-year-old woman with both pernicious anemia and systemic lupus erythematosus. This is a rare association despite the relationship between the autoimmune etiology of the 2 conditions, and it is of particular interest in that adult pernicious anemia is very uncommon in young people.
D000328:Adult; D000752:Anemia, Pernicious / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000032:analysis; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D012546:Schilling Test
D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D000954:Antigens, Surface