noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
pernicious anaemia
sickle-cell anaemia
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
pernicious
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Similar findings were also reported by Sjöblom etal studying patients with pernicious anaemia .
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It has long been known that pernicious anaemia predisposes to development of gastric adenocarcinoma.
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These patients were characterised by an early onset and long duration of pernicious anaemia .
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The need for gastroscopic follow up of pernicious anaemia patients is therefore still debated.
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More recent findings indicate that hypergastrinaemia associated with pernicious anaemia leads to hyperplasia of fundic endocrine cells.
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In association with endocrine cell hyperplasia, gastric carcinoid tumours have been observed in 1-7% of pernicious anaemia patients screened by gastroscopy.
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In this study we evaluated the findings of follow up gastroscopies performed three years after primary gastroscopic screening of pernicious anaemia patients.
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These patients had been treated earlier for pernicious anaemia in the same hospital between 1972 and 1985.
■ NOUN
cell
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A clear example of a mutation altering development is the inherited genetic defect, sickle cell anaemia .
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Chronic and acute problems associated with sickle cell anaemia .
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People with sickle cell anaemia and thalassaemia are known to have red cells with defects in their outer membranes.
deficiency
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Iron deficiency anaemia - how far to investigate?
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Crohn's disease is often associated with iron deficiency anaemia .
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Iron deficiency anaemia is commonly caused by chronic blood loss from the gastrointestinal tract.
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Ten patients had died all unrelated to the iron deficiency anaemia .
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Therefore sigmoidoscopy should be mandatory as part of the investigation of patients with iron deficiency anaemia .
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The need for sigmoidoscopy in patients with obscure iron deficiency anaemia is contentious.
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This survey also allowed us to analyse the usefulness of investigations in iron deficiency anaemia in outpatients.
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The need to investigate the colon in outpatients referred with iron deficiency anaemia has not previously been assessed.
patient
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The need for gastroscopic follow up of pernicious anaemia patients is therefore still debated.
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In association with endocrine cell hyperplasia, gastric carcinoid tumours have been observed in 1-7% of pernicious anaemia patients screened by gastroscopy.
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In this study we evaluated the findings of follow up gastroscopies performed three years after primary gastroscopic screening of pernicious anaemia patients .
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Regular gastroscopy, if this could be achieved, would benefit pernicious anaemia patients .
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However, most authors agree that it is impractical and expensive to follow up all pernicious anaemia patients .
■ VERB
find
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No other cause for anaemia was found and anaemia did not recur during follow up.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Horseradish was used for coughs and colds, wild strawberry for anaemia and nervousness and honeysuckle was the first example of aspirin.
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Our management included a measurement of haemoglobin concentration and the treatment of any identified anaemia .
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Ten patients had died all unrelated to the iron deficiency anaemia .
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The build-up of recessive genes increases the incidence of genetically determined diseases, such as sickle-cell anaemia in humans.
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The need for sigmoidoscopy in patients with obscure iron deficiency anaemia is contentious.
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The work, if confirmed, could eventually lead to clinical application in the treatment of aplastic anaemia and malignancy.
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Ulcerative colitis may present with anaemia when bowel symptoms are mild or ignored.