[Clinical and morphological characteristics of chronic gastritis complicated with B12- and iron-deficiency anemia].

There was a study of 49 patients with iron- and B12-deficiency anemia. Morphological symptoms of chronic gastritis were revealed in 100% of patients. Chronic gastritis against the background of iron-deficiency anemia was characterized by superficial and focal atrophic lesions of the antral mucous coat, frequently--by erosions, and clinical manifestations in the form of intestinal indigestion and abdominal pains. Chronic gastritis against the background of B12-deficiency anemia always had an atrophic nature, was localized in the body and in the antral part of the stomach, and had clinical manifestations in the form of intestinal indigestion.