Pernicious Anemia and Vitiligo in an HIV Patient: An Unfamiliar Case Presentation

Pernicious anemia (PA) is a rarely considered cause of anemia in HIV-infected population and is seldom on the list of differential diagnoses. However, PA can have serious consequences if misdiagnosed or left untreated. We present the case of a 38-year-old HIV-positive man who was diagnosed with PA,...

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Autores principales: Mutengo, Katongo, Mupeta, Francis, Ngalamika, Owen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7277020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32551143
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7942453
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description Pernicious anemia (PA) is a rarely considered cause of anemia in HIV-infected population and is seldom on the list of differential diagnoses. However, PA can have serious consequences if misdiagnosed or left untreated. We present the case of a 38-year-old HIV-positive man who was diagnosed with PA, which was preceded by a one-year history of vitiligo. Our case is a reminder for clinicians to have a high index of suspicion for an autoimmune process as a potential cause of anemia in HIV-infected individuals.
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spelling pubmed-72770202020-06-17 Pernicious Anemia and Vitiligo in an HIV Patient: An Unfamiliar Case Presentation Mutengo, Katongo Mupeta, Francis Ngalamika, Owen Case Rep Gastrointest Med Case Report Pernicious anemia (PA) is a rarely considered cause of anemia in HIV-infected population and is seldom on the list of differential diagnoses. However, PA can have serious consequences if misdiagnosed or left untreated. We present the case of a 38-year-old HIV-positive man who was diagnosed with PA, which was preceded by a one-year history of vitiligo. Our case is a reminder for clinicians to have a high index of suspicion for an autoimmune process as a potential cause of anemia in HIV-infected individuals. Hindawi 2020-05-29 /pmc/articles/PMC7277020/ /pubmed/32551143 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7942453 Text en Copyright © 2020 Katongo Mutengo et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7277020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32551143
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7942453
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