Refractory iron-deficiency anaemia due to silent Helicobacter pylori gastritis in children.
We describe the cases of three children with chronic active Helicobacter pylori gastritis and iron-deficiency anaemia without evidence of oesophagogastrointestinal bleeding. In all cases, long-standing iron supplementation became effective only after eradication of Helicobacter pylori.


CONCLUSIONS
Iron-deficiency anaemia may be due to clinically inapparent H. pylori gastritis.
Kostaki
Maria
M
2nd Department of Paediatrics, University of Athens, Greece.
Fessatou
Smaragdi
S
2nd Department of Paediatrics, "P & A Kyriakou" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece. vasilios.apostolou@siemens.gr.|, 16, Patr.Grigoriou Street, 143-42, N. Philadelphia, Athens, Greece. vasilios.apostolou@siemens.gr.
Karpathios
Themistocles
T
2nd Department of Paediatrics, University of Athens, Greece.
D000293:Adolescent; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005756:Gastritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D017211:Treatment Failure
D007501:Iron