Iron deficiency anemia in an athlete associated with Campylobacter pylori-negative chronic gastritis.
A 14-year-old athletic boy with a 1-year history of decreased exercise tolerance presented with unexplained iron deficiency anemia. Panendoscopy, colonoscopy, and barium contrast studies of the gastrointestinal tract were normal. However, persistent uptake of radionuclide using a 99mtechnetium-sucralfate scan suggested inflammation localized to the stomach. Mucosal biopsies demonstrated acute and chronic gastritis that was not associated with the presence of Campylobacter pylori.
Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Canada.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000209:etiology*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections; D005756:Gastritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D005082:Physical Exertion; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013392:Sucralfate; D013667:Technetium
D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; C038248:technetium Tc 99m sucralfate; D013392:Sucralfate; D013667:Technetium