Determinants of diagnostic delay in autoimmune atrophic gastritis.

Marco Vincenzo LentiEmanuela MiceliSara CococciaCatherine KlersyMartina StaianiFrancesca GuglielmiPaolo GiuffridaAlessandro VanoliOmbretta LuinettiFederico De GraziaMichele Di StefanoGino Roberto CorazzaAntonio Di Sabatino

Published in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2019)

AAG is burdened by substantial diagnostic delay, especially in female patients, and due to lack of awareness, particularly among gastroenterologists. Uncommon vitamin B12 deficiency-related manifestations are overlooked and may prolong the diagnostic delay.

Keyphrases

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