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Journal of Case Reports
A Rare Case of Autoimmune Gastritis and Pernicious Anemia Associated with Vitiligo

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Sabarinathan Ramanathan, Premkumar Karunakaran,  Kani Shaik Mohamed,  Ratnakar Kini, Pugazhendhi Thangavel, Murali Ananthavadivelu
Institute of Medical Gastroenterology, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. Sabarinathan Ramanathan
Email: gastrosabari@gmail.com
Received: 21-FEB-2017 Accepted: 24-APR-2017 Published Online: 25-MAY-2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2017.0055
Abstract
Background: Autoimmune gastritis is a chronic inflammatory condition of gastric mucosa involving fundus and body of stomach. It presents with hypochlorhydria or achlorhydria and pernicious anemia secondary to anti-parietal cell antibody and anti-intrinsic factor antibody respectively. It most commonly occurs in older people. Case Report: Here we present a rare case of autoimmune gastritis and pernicious anemia associated with vitiligo in a young male patient. Conclusion: In evaluating pernicious anemia patient, search for co-existence of any autoimmune disorder even in younger population.
Keywords : Anemia, Gastritis, Glossitis, Helicobacter pylori, Vitiligo.
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