Spontaneous Gastric Perforation in a Case of Collagenous Gastritis

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Appelman, Marly H, de Meij, Tim G.J, Neefjes-Borst, E. Andra, Kneepkens, C.M.F
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: EL-MED-Pub 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4715889/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26816680
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Sumario: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.

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