Pernicious anemia is predominantly a disease of adult life and is rarely reported in persons under the age of thirty. 4 The disease has been described in children, but the diagnosis has not been ...

Gastric cancer. Pernicious anemia increases the risk of stomach or intestinal cancers. What causes vitamin B12 deficiency?Low levels of vitamin B-12 can be caused by: Diet. Vitamin B-12 is ...

Dietary management of patients with Vit. B 12 deficiency that cannot be managed by a modification of the normal diet alone (eg, pernicious anemia, malabsorption of Vit. B 12, others). Antibiotics ...