Iron deficiency is not always innocent in childhood: a rare diagnosis of collagenous gastritis
TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.64, no.1, pp.147-151, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 64 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2022
- Doi Number: 10.24953/turkjped.2021.556
- Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.147-151
- Keywords: collagenous gastritis, iron deficiency, child, pathology, endoscopy
- 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.