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Treating Pernicious Anaemia during COVID-19
Treating Pernicious Anaemia during COVID-19 A Guide for DoctorsThe Pernicious Anaemia Society is fully supportive of any measures taken to reduce the risk of health care professionals contracting the Covid-19 virus. Guidance advising reduced treatment for...
Testing for Pernicious Anaemia
Testing for Pernicious AnaemiaAs soon as the Pernicious Anaemia Society was formed it became obvious that some, though not all patients faced a long journey in being diagnosed quickly and accurately. And the results of the members’ survey showed that one-third had...
Methylmalonic acid (MMA)
Methylmalonic acid (MMA)What is MMA? Methylmalonic acid is an organic acid of which the blood levels are usually raised in case of a B12 deficiency. Adenosylcobalamin – one of the two active forms of B12 – is a cofactor of the enzyme L-methylmalonyl-CoA- mutase, which...
Symptoms Checklist
Pernicious Anaemia Symptoms Checklist There are several things to bear in mind when looking at the symptoms of Pernicious Anaemia: Pernicious Anaemia predominantly results in neurological and anaemia signs and symptoms, but neuropsychiatric symptoms are often the...
Treatment is for life
TREATMENT IS FOR LIFE Guidelines on Cobalamin and Folate issued by the British Committee for Standards in Haematology in June 2014 addresses the treatment of patients with Pernicious Anaemia. Here’s what these Guidelines have to say about treating...