Abstract
A 24-year old man with addisonian pernicious anemia, adult celiac disease and selective IgA deficiency is presented to emphasize the differential diagnosis of vitamin B12 deficient megaloblastic anemia in association with small intestinal mucosal abnormalities and the relationships between immunoglobulin deficiency, pernicious anemia, and adult celiac disease.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 277-281 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1986 |
Keywords
- Adult celiac disease
- Celiac sprue
- Cobalamine deficiency
- Gluten sensitive enterop-athy
- Hypogammaglobulinemia
- IgA deficiency
- Macrocytic anemia
- Malabsorption
- Pernicious anemia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gastroenterology