Table 1.
Blood examination data of the patient with pernicious anemia before and after 2-month treatment.
| Baseline | 6 days later | 11 days later | 21 days later | 25 days later | 61 days later | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red blood cells (M/μL) | 1.20 | 1.71 | 2.33 | 3.15 | 3.41 | 4.71 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 5.1 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 13.6 |
| Hematocrit (%) | 15.3 | 21.6 | 27.1 | 33.5 | 35.1 | 43.9 |
| Mean corpuscular volume (MCV, fL) | 127.5 | 126.3 | 116.3 | 106.3 | 102.9 | 93.2 |
| Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (pg) | 42.5 | 36.8 | 35.2 | 32.1 | 31.7 | 28.9 |
| White blood cell (k/μL) | 5.15 | 6.20 | 9.56 | 9.18 | 9.59 | 9.64 |
| Platelet (k/μL) | 102 | 221 | 686 | 527 | 480 | 452 |
| RDW-CV (%) | 22.5 | 23.0 | 20.3 | 17.7 | 16.5 | 13.6 |
| Vitamin B12 (pg/mL) | <50 | 26,501 | – | – | – | 4488 |
| Folate (ng/mL) | – | – | – | – | – | 37.1 |
| Homocysteine (μM) | 79.89 | – | – | – | 5.37 | 6.10 |
| Gastric parietal cell antibody (GPCA) | 1:80 (+) | 1:80 (+) | – | – | – | – |
| HbA1c (%) | 7.4 | 5.7 | – | – | – | 5.5 |
RDW-CV: Red blood cell volume distribution width-coefficient of variation; HbA1c: Glycated hemoglobin.