Pernicious anemia: the African experience (3 cases reports).
We report three cases of pernicious anemia diagnosed in women in Africa. All three women had macrocytic anemia with megaloblasts evident on medullogram. The patients had neurological signs of combined sclerosis and the presence of megaloblasts confirmed the diagnosis of pernicious anemia. All were successfully treated parenterally with vitamins. This disease seems to be underdiagnosed in Africa given the number of cases reported in previous studies.
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Centre Marc-Sankale, Clinique médicale II, Service de médecine interne, BP 5062, Fann, Dakar, Sénégal.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000752:Anemia, Pernicious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005494:Folic Acid Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008534:Megaloblasts / Q000473:pathology; D012598:Sclerosis; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014806:Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
D005492:Folic Acid; D014805:Vitamin B 12