Pernicious anemia and type A atrophic gastritis in the Chinese

Pernicious anemia has been considered a rare disease among the Chinese. But in recent years, by wide-spread use of gastroscopy, more cases of Type A atrophic gastritis associated with pernicious anemia have been discovered. Among 28 patients with Type A atrophic gastritis, we had identified 20 cases of pernicious anemia, 18 in frank form and 2 in latent form. This paper presented the results of our studies on clinical, endoscopic, and laboratory examinations of these patients. The findings suggest that pernicious anemia was not so rare among the Chinese. If we keep an alertness on this disease, more such cases could be diagnosed.