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Pernicious anaemia.
DEFICIENCY of vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) in man results in a macrocytic animia, leucopa2nia, the appearance of megaloblasts and giant band cells in the marrow, reduced formation of platelets, and also-changes in the peripheral and central nervous systems. In temperate climates the most common cause of vitamin B12 deficiency is pernicious anaemia. This is by no means a rare disease, having an ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.01.2011.3734