| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:13381 |
| Name | pernicious anemia |
| Definition | A nutritional deficiency disease that is characterized by a decrease in red blood cells due to malabsorption of vitamin B12, has_symptom fatigue, pallor, shortness of breath, glossitis, ataxia, and/or paresthesia, has_material_basis_in atrophic gastritis, autoimmune disorder affecting the production or function of intrinsic factor, and/or genetic factors. https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000569.htm, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3441227/ |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:191139001 |
| Subsets |
DO_rare_slim NCIthesaurus |
| Synonyms |
Addison's anaemia [EXACT] ANEMIA PERNICIOUS [EXACT] Biermer's anaemia [EXACT] Biermer's anemia [EXACT] pernicious anaemia [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships |
is_a anemia |
| Subclass Logical Relationships |
has symptom some dyspnea has symptom some ataxia has symptom some pallor has symptom some paresthesia disease has feature some glossitis disease has feature some anemia has material basis in some erythrocyte has symptom some fatigue |