Awoman complains of chronic gastritis, fatigue, weight loss, and tingling in her fingers. laboratory findings show low hemoglobin and hematocrit levels, and a high mean corpuscular volume. these findings are consistent with anemia.

The answer that best fills in the blank would be pernicious.

A woman complains of chronic gastritis, fatigue, weight loss, and tingling in her fingers. laboratory findings show low hemoglobin and hematocrit levels, and a high mean corpuscular volume. these findings are consistent with pernicious anemia.