Pernicious anemia, gastric carcinoid, and autoimmune thrombocytopenia in ayoung woman

The association between gastric carcinoid tumors and pernicious anemia is w ell recognized. Such turners occur in the presence of achlorhydria, chronic atrophic gastritis, hypergastrinemia, and enterochromaffin-like cell hyper plasia. In this case report, a 29-year-old woman with pernicious anemia and autoimmune thrombocytopenia who developed gastric carcinoid tumors of the gastric body is described. This is the second description of pernicious ane mia associated with autoimmune thrombocytopenia. This association in a youn g woman together with the therapeutic options and decisions that were taken in the treatment of the patient are discussed.