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Evaluation of the Gastrointestinal Tract in a Young Patient with Iron Deficiency Anemia – A Case Report


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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, IGMC- Shimla, India
2 Professor, Department of Gastroenterology IGMC- Shimla, India
3 Associate Professor, Department of Gastroenterology IGMC- Shimla, India
4 Senior Resident, Department of Gastroenterology IGMC- Shimla, India
     

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Iron deficiency anemia is not a disease in itself, but may be a manifestation of a serious underlying disease such as malignancy. The incidence of colorectal and gastric cancer in younger individuals is low. Therefore, the yield of upper and lower gastrointestinal tract examinations in young men with IDA to evaluate for the presence of GI pathology may also be lower than that in older men. So evidence for the necessity of endoscopy in young men with IDA is significantly lacking. Here we present a case of chronic iron deficiency anemia in a young 25 year old male patient, who on evaluation was found to have sporadic stage IV colonic carcinoma.

Keywords

Iron Deficiency Anemia, Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, Contrast Enhanced Tomography, PET, Gastrointestinal, FNAC.
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Authors

Vishal Bodh
Assistant Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, IGMC- Shimla, India
Brij Sharma
Professor, Department of Gastroenterology IGMC- Shimla, India
Rajesh Sharma
Associate Professor, Department of Gastroenterology IGMC- Shimla, India
Rajesh Kumar
Senior Resident, Department of Gastroenterology IGMC- Shimla, India

Abstract


Iron deficiency anemia is not a disease in itself, but may be a manifestation of a serious underlying disease such as malignancy. The incidence of colorectal and gastric cancer in younger individuals is low. Therefore, the yield of upper and lower gastrointestinal tract examinations in young men with IDA to evaluate for the presence of GI pathology may also be lower than that in older men. So evidence for the necessity of endoscopy in young men with IDA is significantly lacking. Here we present a case of chronic iron deficiency anemia in a young 25 year old male patient, who on evaluation was found to have sporadic stage IV colonic carcinoma.

Keywords


Iron Deficiency Anemia, Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, Contrast Enhanced Tomography, PET, Gastrointestinal, FNAC.

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