Addison-Biermer anemia: the clinical problems during diagnosis and therapy
Krylov, A.A.
Terapevticheskii Arkhiv 63(7): 126-129
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0040-3660 PMID: 1788791 Document Number: 380103
Analysis is made of the diagnostic and therapeutic problems related to Addison-Biermer anemia based on studying disease histories of 15 patients afflicted with the disease and placed under the author's observation. Under the outpatient conditions, the disease, in many cases, is not diagnosed accurately whereas the treatment is carried out without any control. The diagnostic role of examining the bone marrow puncture biopsy, reticulocyte and erythrocyte sedimentation crisis, gastric secretion, and the neurological status is outlined. Among rare complications of the treatment with vitamin B12, abacterial feverish reactions, hypertonic crises and cerebral circulatory disorders are recorded. Emphasis is laid on the necessity of oncological apprehension both in the period of the patients' entry into the stage of remission and in long-term dynamic observation.