PERNICIOUS ANEMIA UNASSOCIATED WITH ACHLORHYDRIA: CASE REPORT
Authors: J. Owen Finney
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1939)

Case Reports1 March 1939PERNICIOUS ANEMIA UNASSOCIATED WITH ACHLORHYDRIA: CASE REPORTJ. OWEN FINNEY, M.D.J. OWEN FINNEY, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-12-9-1521 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptBloch1was the first to report a case of pernicious anemia without achlorhydria. He assumed that the gastric secretion returned to normal in the period of remission. Prior to the use of modern diagnostic methods reports of instances of pernicious anemia in patients in whom free hydrochloric acid was demonstrated in the gastric contents were fairly numerous. Since the advent of present day hematologic technic and knowledge such observations have been less common. Oliver and Wilkinson2enumerate 74 cases obtained from a survey of the literature. Alsted3in a comprehensive study, including the report of Oliver and Wilkinson, was able...References1. BLOCH E: Zur Klinik und Pathologie der Biermer'schen progressiven Anämie, Deutsch. Arch. f. klin. Med., 1903, lxxvii, 277-307. Google Scholar2. OLIVERWILKINSON THJF: Achlorhydria, Quart. Jr. Med., 1933, ii, 431-462. Google Scholar3. ALSTED G: On free hydrochloric acid in the stomach in pernicious anemia, Acta Med. Scand., 1934, lxxxii, 288-299. Google Scholar4. HARVEYMURPHY EAWP: Pernicious anemia without achlorhydria, ANN. INT. MED., 1933, vi, 1393-1406. LinkGoogle Scholar5. DAVIDSON LS: Pernicious anemia with return of hydrochloric acid and ferments after treatment, British Med. Jr., 1933, i, 182-183. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. CONNERYJOLLIFFEE JEN: Studies on the "acid deficit" in pernicious anemia with report of a case showing return of free acid, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1931, clxxxi, 830-836. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. GRINKER RR: Pernicious anemia, achylia gastrica and combined cord degeneration and their relationship, Arch. Int. Med., 1926, xxxviii, 291-302. Google Scholar8. LEVIN AL: The occurrence of a pernicious anemia syndrome in the presence of normal gastric acidity. Report of an instance, Am. Jr. Digest. Dis., 1934, i, 240-242. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. CASTLEHEATHSTRAUSS WBCWMB: Observations on the etiologic relationship of achylia gastrica to pernicious anemia, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1931, clxxxii, 741-762. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. MORRISON S: Newer interpretations and conceptions of gastric mucosal functions, Internat. Clin., 1938, i, 119-143. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Gadsden, Alabama*Received for publication November 15, 1938.From the Guice-Morgan Clinic and the Medical Service of the Holy Name of Jesus Hospital, Gadsden, Alabama. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byHistamine-containing epithelial cells in rat stomach: A possible storage site for the intrinsic factorPernicious Anemia *Die Erkrankungen des erythrocytären Systems 1 March 1939Volume 12, Issue 9Page: 1521-1525KeywordsAchlorhydriaHospitalsHydrochloric acidMedical servicesPernicious anemia Issue Published: 1 March 1939 PDF downloadLoading ...