pernicious anemia

Term ID

DOID:13381

Synonyms

• Addison's anaemia
• ANEMIA PERNICIOUS
• Biermer's anaemia
• Biermer's anemia
• pernicious anaemia

Definition

A nutritional deficiency disease that is characterized by a decrease in red blood cells due to malabsorption of vitamin B12, has_symptom fatigue, pallor, shortness of breath, glossitis, ataxia, and/or paresthesia, has_material_basis_in atrophic gastritis, autoimmune disorder affecting the production or function of intrinsic factor, and/or genetic factors. (2)

References

• GARD:12671
• ICD10CM:D51.0
• ICD9CM:281.0
• MESH:D000752
• MIM:170900
• NCI:C2871
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:191139001
• UMLS_CUI:C0002892

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:13381 )