Iron deficiency is not always innocent in childhood: a rare diagnosis of collagenous gastritis

Çakar S., Çakır Y.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.64, no.1, pp.147-151, 2022 (Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Case Report
  • Volume: 64 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.24953/turkjped.2021.556
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.147-151
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Collagenous gastritis (CG) is a very rare disease with still lots of unknowns, characterized by the subepithelial collagenous band in the gastric mucosa associated with a mixed inflammatory infiltrate in the lamina propria.

Case: Iron deficiency anemia is the most common and usually single laboratory finding without any complaint at the time of diagnosis. This entity should be well-known so that we can examine and refer the patient to a pediatric gastroenterologist for differential diagnosis.

Conclusions: The histopathological evaluation, albeit invasive, is essential to exclude this diagnosis. We present a 13-year-old girl with intractable iron deficiency anemia due to CG.

Keywords: child; collagenous gastritis; endoscopy; iron deficiency; pathology.