Collagenous Gastritis in Children: Incidence, Disease Course, and Associations With Autoimmunity and Inflammatory Markers.
Clin Transl Gastroenterol 2021;
11:e00219. [PMID:
32955189 PMCID:
PMC7431242 DOI:
10.14309/ctg.0000000000000219]
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Abstract
Collagenous gastritis (CG), a rare disorder of unknown etiology, has been postulated to have immune-mediated mechanisms. We investigated (i) the incidence and prevalence of CG in a pediatric population; (ii) the clinical, endoscopic, and histologic characteristics of childhood-onset CG; and (iii) the evidence for autoimmunity and/or inflammatory activity in these patients.
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