THE essential lesion in adult pernicious anemia is a lack of production of intrinsic factor that is invariably associated with chronic atrophic gastritis or gastric atrophy. The gastric lesion ...

However, anemia is often detected during routine blood tests. Pernicious anemia is a specific type of anemia caused by low levels of vitamin B12. Individuals with pernicious anemia often lack a ...

B12 deficiency is often caused by veganism, Crohn's disease, or pernicious anemia. To treat vitamin B12 deficiency, take B12 supplements and consume more b12-rich foods. Vitamin B12 is a water ...

Cyanocobalamin 1000mcg/mL; soln for IM or SC inj; contains benzyl alcohol. Give by IM or deep SC inj. Pernicious anemia: 100mcg daily for 6–7 days; then 100mcg every other day for 7 doses; then ...

Dietary management of patients with Vit. B 12 deficiency that cannot be managed by a modification of the normal diet alone (eg, pernicious anemia, malabsorption of Vit. B 12, others).