Journal of Blood Disorders & Transfusion

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• Research Article
  Peculiarities of Biermer Disease in a Senegalese Internal Medicine Department: A 6 Year Prospective Study
  Author(s): Diop Madoky M, Berthe A, Toure PS, Ndiaye FSD, Mahamat Y, Leye MY, Diousse P, Adamson P, Leye A and Ka MMDiop Madoky M, Berthe A, Toure PS, Ndiaye FSD, Mahamat Y, Leye MY, Diousse P, Adamson P, Leye A and Ka MM
  
  Summary: Biermer’s disease also called pernicious anemia (PA) presents certain peculiarities among black patient such as early age diagnosis and a frequent acquired melanodermia without obvious causes like adrenal insufficiency to explain it. The anemia can also be multifactorial. Patients and Methods: This was a prospective study between May 2007 and June 2013 at the department of internal medicine of the Thies regional hospital, Senegal. All cases that presented with recurrent anemia without gastro intestinal bleeding were recruited. Cases associated with renal disease, tuberculosis, deficiency of acid folic and patients on treatments like amiodarone or alcolisme were excluded from the study. Results: A number of 28 Patients were retained for the study with a mean age 43 years and the sex ratio M/F at 2.1. Average time to diagnosis was 3 years with extreme ages ranging from 2 .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9864.1000179

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