Collagenous Gastritis
Clinical
- Most patients fall into one of two distinct groups
- Children and young adults
- Age 1-22
- Present with iron deficiency anemia
- Endoscopy shows gastric nodularity
- No associated colitis or autoimmune disorders
- Adults
- Age 34-80
- Frequently present with diarrhea
- Endoscopy shows erythema
- Frequent associations
- Collagenous colitis
- Celiac disease
- Collagenous sprue
- Autoimmune diseases
- Children and young adults
