Anemia Associated With Gastrointestinal Disorders: Clinical Considerations and the Value of Iron in Treatment
Authors: Chester S. Keefer
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1931)

Article1 December 1931Anemia Associated With Gastrointestinal Disorders: Clinical Considerations and the Value of Iron in TreatmentCHESTER S. KEEFER, M.D., F.A.C.P.CHESTER S. KEEFER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-5-6-740 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe relationship between disorders of the gastrointestinal tract and anemia is of considerable importance because it is common, and in some instances the anemia resembles that seen in pernicious anemia. The conditions attracting most attention have been achylia gastrica, sprue,Dibothriocephalus latusinfestation, multiple intestinal strictures, gastrectomy, hookworm infestation, and the chronic diarrheas. In the past, it has been customary to attribute the anemia to "toxic factors" and most of the cases have been studied from that point of view. 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