Iron Pill-Induced Gastritis in the Paediatric Population

Daniel Ching; Cathy Mews; Charles Crompton; Madhur Ravikumar; Disna Abeysuriya

doi:10.1155/2019/7527608

Case Reports in Pediatrics (Jan 2019)

Iron Pill-Induced Gastritis in the Paediatric Population

Daniel Ching,
Cathy Mews,
Charles Crompton,
Madhur Ravikumar,
Disna Abeysuriya

Affiliations

Daniel Ching: Department of Anatomical Pathology, PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Perth Children’s Hospital, Nedlands, Australia
Cathy Mews: Department of Gastroenterology, Perth Children’s Hospital, Nedlands, Australia
Charles Crompton: Department of Nephrology, Perth Children’s Hospital, Nedlands, Australia
Madhur Ravikumar: Department of Gastroenterology, Perth Children’s Hospital, Nedlands, Australia
Disna Abeysuriya: Department of Anatomical Pathology, PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Perth Children’s Hospital, Nedlands, Australia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/7527608
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2019

Abstract

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Iron is the most common trace mineral in the body. The effects of iatrogenic iron pill-induced gastritis (IPIG) at therapeutic levels are underreported and underappreciated in the paediatric population. Herein, we report a case of an 11-year-old boy presenting with increasing epigastric pain and refusing oral intake secondary to iron pill tablets. We report only the second confirmed case of a paediatric patient with IPIG in the peer-reviewed literature.

Published in Case Reports in Pediatrics

ISSN: 2090-6803 (Print); 2090-6811 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pediatrics
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cripe/

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