RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Pernicious Anemia, Vitiligo, And Infertility
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Practice
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 217
OP 220
DO 10.3122/jabfm.3.3.217
VO 3
IS 3
A1 Gulden, Kirk D.
YR 1990
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/3/3/217.abstract
AB Though rarely encountered in women of childbearing age, untreated pernicious anemia has been found to be a cause of infertility. Once treated, conception often occurs within months. The case presented here is a woman who had a restoration of fertility after initiation of vitamin B12 treatment for vitiligo-associated pernicious anemia. Previous reports have shown the occurrence of pregnancy in treated pernicious anemia, but none has indicated the presence of vitiligo in the same patient. Pernicious anemia is a rare but treatable cause of infertility in women.