Médecine et Santé Tropicales
MENUBiermer anemia: Hematologic characteristics of 66 patients in a Clinical Hematology Unit at Senegal Volume 26, issue 4, Octobre-Novembre-Décembre 2016
Authors
Introduction
1 Unité hématologie clinique Médecine interne Hôpital Le Dantec, 12900 Dakar, Sénégal
2 Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec, Dakar, Sénégal
* Correspondance
- Key words: Biermer disease, anemia, macrocytosis, venous thrombosis, vitamin B12
- DOI : 10.1684/mst.2016.0625
- Page(s) : 402-7
- Published in: 2016
Hematological manifestations can lead to diagnosis of pernicious anemia, also known as Biermer disease and Biermer anemia. This disease has been little studied among black Africans. Our aim is to describe its diagnostic and therapeutic aspects and outcome in our practice.