Association of hereditary hemochromatosis and pernicious anaemia

Hereditary hemochromatosis is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. It is characterized by increased absorption of dietary iron. The association between pernicious anaemia and hereditary hemochromatosis has never been described. We report a case of paradoxical association of hereditary hemochro...

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Veröffentlicht in:	La revue de medecine interne 2004-10, Vol.25 (10), p.759-761
Hauptverfasser:	Attout, H, Guez, S, Sériès, C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	fre
Schlagworte:	Aged Anemia, Pernicious - blood Anemia, Pernicious - complications Anemia, Pernicious - diagnosis Anemia, Pernicious - drug therapy Bloodletting Ferritins - blood Follow-Up Studies Hemochromatosis - blood Hemochromatosis - complications Hemochromatosis - diagnosis Hemochromatosis - genetics Humans Male Mutation Time Factors Transferrin - analysis Treatment Outcome Vitamin B 12 - administration & dosage Vitamin B 12 - blood Vitamin B 12 - therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:	Hereditary hemochromatosis is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. It is characterized by increased absorption of dietary iron. The association between pernicious anaemia and hereditary hemochromatosis has never been described. We report a case of paradoxical association of hereditary hemochromatosis and pernicious anaemia. It seems that pernicious anaemia may prevent manifestations of hemochromatosis. We suppose that this protective role is due to atrophic body gastritis with iron malabsorption.
ISSN:	0248-8663
DOI:	10.1016/j.revmed.2004.07.001