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Nov 11th, 2021 - Practice Essentials Type I polyglandular autoimmune syndrome (PGA-I) is a rare disorder with sporadic autosomal recessive inheritance. The three major components of PGA-I are as follows: Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis Hypoparathyroidism Autoimm...

Nov 11th, 2021 - Practice Essentials Type I polyglandular autoimmune syndrome (PGA-I) is a rare disorder with sporadic autosomal recessive inheritance. The three major components of PGA-I are as follows: Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis Hypoparathyroidism Autoimm...

Oct 12th, 2021 - Vitamin B-12 is a water-soluble vitamin that plays important roles in intermediary metabolism. Vitamin B-12 deficiency has many identifiable causes, including autoimmune and other gastrointestinal malabsorption disorders, dietary deficiency, and c...

Jul 17th, 2021 - Practice Essentials Megaloblasts are large nucleated red blood cells. (See the image below.) Vitamin B12 deficiency (eg, pernicious anemia), folic acid deficiency, and certain medications are the most common causes of megaloblastic anemia, a macro...

Jun 20th, 2021 - Pernicious anemia is a rare condition characterized by vitamin B12 deficiency anemia due to lack of intrinsic factor, often caused by autoimmune gastritis. Patients with pernicious anemia have a higher incidence of other autoimmune disorders, such...

Mar 8th, 2021 - The investigators will administrate a single intramuscular dose of hydroxocobalamin 10,000mcg, Thiamin 100mg, Pyridoxine 50mg. To assess response to treatment, a complete blood count (CBC) will be performed weekly during the first month of treatme...

Jul 19th, 2012 - Vitamin B 12 is important for hexane synthesis. Its deficiency causes pernicious anemia and abnormal functioning neurons. It is not synthesized intrinsically, and extrinsic supplement is vital. Vitamin B 12 is known to be abundant in meat and dair...

Mar 9th, 2020 - Oral B12: A Cheap, Effective Choice The Schilling test measures cobalamin absorption by assessing increased urine radioactivity after an oral dose of radioactive cobalamin. It is not readily available in most countries , however, so a measure of s...

Dec 12th, 2019 - The Diagnosis: Dermatitis Herpetiformis Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH), also known as Duhring disease, is a rare autoimmune disease. It is the cutaneous manifestation of gluten sensitivity with antibodies targeting epidermal transglutaminase.

Aug 8th, 2018 - Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? Your Peers Chose: Pernicious anemia 0% C1-INH deficiency 0% Drug-induced angioedema 0% Hereditary angioedema 0% Discussion Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)-induced angioedema is a well-recogn...

Feb 5th, 2018 - Hello. I am Dr JoAnn Manson, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. I'd like to talk with you today about vitamin and mineral supplements. Is there a rational approach? Most of ou...

Jul 17th, 2017 - The mere presence of a diverticulum does not justify its surgical removal. If the diverticula are large and found in an isolated, dilated, and hypertrophied segment, and if they are the cause of intestinal obstruction, hemorrhage, adhesions, perfo...