Iron pill-induced gastritis: an unrecognized side effect of iron-deficiency anemia.
Rev Esp Enferm Dig
; 115(2): 100, 2023 02.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35748462
ABSTRACT
Iron-deficiency anemia is a prevalent condition usually treated with iron supplementation. Iron pill-induced gastritis is an under-recognized, albeit serious potential complication of iron pill ingestion in the upper gastrointestinal tract. This entity must be identified by healthcare providers who prescribe iron. The diagnosis of this unusual drug-induced disease is based on endoscopic findings and histopathological examination, because the clinical symptoms are vague and non-specific. Herein we report a case of a 79-year-old woman with iron-deficiency anemia taking oral ferrous sulfate with multiple congestive and eroded polypoid lesions. Histology showed an H. pylori-negative erosive gastritis with iron deposition, confirming the diagnosis of iron pill-induced gastritis. The aim of this report is to highlight that iron pill-induced gastritis is an under-diagnosed entity that must be kept in mind when patients undergo chronic iron-pill therapy because it can lead to serious complications of the upper gastrointestinal tract.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Helicobacter pylori
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Infecções por Helicobacter
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Anemia Ferropriva
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Trato Gastrointestinal Superior
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Gastrite
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev Esp Enferm Dig
Assunto da revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Portugal