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.
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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