title: Spontaneous Gastric Perforation in a Case of Collagenous Gastritis.
abstract: Collagenous gastritis is an extremely rare disease, both in children and adults. Symptoms vary depending on the extent of collagenous changes in the bowel. In most of the children, iron deficiency anemia and abdominal pain are the presenting symptoms. We present a 15-year-old boy with acute abdomen due to gastric perforation the cause of which was collagenous gastritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Marly H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Appelman
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Tim G J
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: de Meij
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: E Andra
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Neefjes-Borst
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: C M F
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kneepkens
keywords: Acute abdomen; Collagenous gastritis; Gastric perforation
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