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Diverticulosis intestini and pernicious anaemia

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The American Journal of Digestive Diseases

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    In very rare cases of multiple intestinal diverticulosis, pernicious anaemia with intact HC1 secretion into the stomach may he found.

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    A case is described in whom full correction of the hemoglobin deficit was obtained by iron treatment notwithstanding a blood picture typical of pernicious anaemia. A relapse 1 year later did not respond to iron treatment, whereas treatment by folic acid was successful.

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    In non coincidental multiple intestinal diverticulosis and pernicious anaemia, either a defective elimination of antipernicious substance or more probably a defective absorption of this substance may be pathogenetically important.

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  1. Medical Department, St. Josephs Hospital, Porsgrunn, Norway

    C. A. A. Schrumpf

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Schrumpf, C.A.A. Diverticulosis intestini and pernicious anaemia. Amer. Jour. Dig. Dis. 20, 202–205 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02881320

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