title: Assessment of iron status in children and adolescents with Crohn's disease: value of basic red cell ferritin.
abstract: The iron status of 22 children and adolescents with Crohn's disease (mean age: 13 years) was evaluated. Eleven patients were suffering from active disease with inflammation, identified by at least one abnormal value for serum orosomucoid, C-reactive protein or sedimentation rate (group I). Eleven patients were in clinical remission and showed no biological evidence of inflammation (group II). Hemoglobin and red cell indices, erythrocyte protoporphyrin, serum iron, transferrin, serum ferritin and basic red cell ferritin were determined in all patients. The usual indicators of iron status, particularly serum ferritin, were affected by the inflammatory processes, but basic red cell ferritin appeared to be independent of inflammation. Basic red cell ferritin can therefore be considered to be a reliable indicator of iron status in children and adolescents with Crohn's disease.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gastroentérologie et Nutrition Pédiatriques, Hôpital Robert-Debré, Paris, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maherzi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Galan
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Cezard
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cherouvrier
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hercberg
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Navarro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000097:blood*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood*; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood*; D009752:Nutritional Status; D009961:Orosomucoid / Q000378:metabolism; D014168:Transferrin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D009961:Orosomucoid; D014168:Transferrin; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D005293:Ferritins; D007501:Iron