Iron deficiency in pernicious anemia : Specific features of iron deficient patients and preliminary data on response to iron supplementation

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BACKGROUND & AIMS: While vitamin B12 (B12) deficiency is considered as the hallmark of pernicious anemia (PA), iron deficiency (ID) is also prevalent. Indeed, this auto immune gastritis is responsible for parietal cell atrophy and increase in gastric pH, leading to impaired iron absorption. We compared PA patients' features according to their iron status at PA diagnosis, and we assessed the iron status recovery after oral or intravenous iron supplementation.

METHODS: We prospectively included patients presenting with a newly diagnosed PA in a tertiary referral hospital between November 2018 and October 2020. Iron status was assessed at PA diagnosis then regularly during a standardized follow-up. In case of ID, the decision of treatment with oral and/or intravenous iron supplementation was left to the clinician convenience.

RESULTS: We included 28 patients with newly diagnosed PA. ID was observed in 21/28 (75.0%) patients: from the PA diagnosis in 13 patients, or during the follow-up in 8 patients. Iron deficient PA patients had higher plasma B12 (p = 0.04) and lower homocysteine levels (p = 0.04). Also, ID was independently associated with the 'APCA (anti-parietal cell antibodies) alone' immunological status (absence of anti-intrinsic factor antibodies) after adjustment for age, gender and B12 level (aOR 12.1 [1.1-141.8], p = 0.04). High level of APCA was associated with lower ferritin level. After 3 months of supplementation, 3/11 PA patients normalized the iron status with oral iron supplementation, versus 7/8 with intravenous iron supplementation (p = 0.02).

CONCLUSION: The high frequency of iron deficiency in PA highlights the interest of regular assessment of iron status in this condition. ID was associated with a profile including APCA alone and less pronounced B12 deficiency. Intravenous iron supplementation seemed to be more efficient than an oral supplementation in these preliminary data.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:43

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Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 43(2024), 4 vom: 25. Apr., Seite 1025-1032

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rogez, Juliette [VerfasserIn]
Urbanski, Geoffrey [VerfasserIn]
Vinatier, Emeline [VerfasserIn]
Lavigne, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Emmanuel, Léa [VerfasserIn]
Dupin, Iris [VerfasserIn]
Ravaiau, Camille [VerfasserIn]
Lacombe, Valentin [VerfasserIn]

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Atrophic gastritis
Autoantibodies
E1UOL152H7
Iron
Iron deficiency
Journal Article
P6YC3EG204
Pernicious anemia
Vitamin B 12
Vitamin B12

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Date Completed 15.04.2024

Date Revised 15.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.clnu.2024.03.011

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NLM370169522