Pernicious anemia associated with cryptogenic cirrhosis

Primary biliary cirrhosis associated with pernicious anemia.

Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is an autoimmune disease of progressive intrahepatic cholestasia, characterized by chronic nonsuppurative destructive granulomatous cholangitis leading to bile duct loss, fibrosis, and eventually cirrhosis of the liver. Diagnosis is based on a combination of clinical features, a cholestatic pattern indicating abnormal liver function, and the presence of antimitoc...

Brain Changes Associated With Pernicious Anemia

A case of primary biliary cirrhosis associated with pernicious anemia: a case report

Primary biliary cirrhosis is often associated with autoimmune diseases. However, its association with pernicious anemia has rarely been reported.We report a case of a 68-year-old woman who presented jaundice and pruritus. Mildly elevated serum levels of alkaline phosphatase and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase were detected. The titer of anti-mitochondrial M(2 )anti-body was elevated. Histology of...

Spur cell anemia associated with alcoholic cirrhosis.

A 56-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with jaundice, massive ascites, hepatic encephalopathy and an intramuscular hematoma. She had severe liver dysfunction with a total bilirubin level of 9.0 mg/dL, indirect bilirubin level of 6.9 mg/dL, albumin level of 2.8 g/dL and prothrombin ratio of 43%. Her hemoglobin level was 6.8 g/dL, and a peripheral blood smear showed the presence of a la...

Poland Syndrome Associated with Pernicious Anemia and Gastric Dysplasia

1İstanbul University, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, İstanbul, Turkey 2İstanbul University, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey 3İstanbul University, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, İstanbul, Turkey 4İstanbul University, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of ...