کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3249108 1589185 2010 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Ambulatory Dysfunction Due to Unrecognized Pernicious Anemia
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی طب اورژانس
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Ambulatory Dysfunction Due to Unrecognized Pernicious Anemia
چکیده انگلیسی

Pernicious anemia can result in significant hematologic and neurologic impairments due to a reduction in cobalamin absorption. Typically thought to be a disease of elderly whites, a growing body of literature has documented the disease in blacks and in younger age groups. We describe a case of a young black woman with gradually progressive lower extremity paresthesias, weakness, and ataxia as the primary presenting symptoms of pernicious anemia. This case is presented to make emergency physicians aware of pernicious anemia as a cause of ambulatory dysfunction in younger patients. We review the current body of literature on the diagnosis and management as well as evidence that the demographic profile of the disease is changing. Furthermore, in women of reproductive age, there is the potential for significant fetal and infant morbidity.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 38, Issue 3, April 2010, Pages 302–307
نویسندگان
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