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ArticleCase reports in gastrointestinal medicine2020

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

Katongo Mutengo, Francis Mupeta, Owen Ngalamika

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Article in Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Katongo MutengoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Livingstone Central Hospital, Ministry of Health, Livingstone, Zambia.
Francis MupetaInfectious Diseases Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
Owen NgalamikaDermatology and Venereology Section, University Teaching Hospital, University of Zambia, School of Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0648-4128
University Teaching Hospital · ZMMinistry of Health · ZM

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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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PMCPMC7277020
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