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Clinical outcome of pediatric collagenous gastritis: case series and review of literature.

World journal of gastroenterology
January 1, 1970
Nadia Mazen Hijaz et al. (4 authors)
Case ReportsJournal ArticleReviewHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to summarize the clinical outcomes and response to therapy in pediatric patients with collagenous gastritis (CG), including two new cases.

Results Summary

The study found that CG in children is a chronic disease with variable clinical responses, where most patients showed symptom improvement (19 out of 22), including complete resolution in 8 cases. Histopathologic improvement was noted in 5 out of 17 patients, but collagen band thickness and mononuclear cell infiltrate did not correlate with clinical course.

Population

Pediatric patients (mean age 11.7 years, 17 females) with collagenous gastritis.

Effective Dosage

Various treatments included oral iron (12 patients), proton pump inhibitors (12), histamine-2 blockers (3), sucralfate (5), prednisolone (6), and oral budesonide (3).

Duration

Follow-up ranged from 0.2 to 14 years.

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (15)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
oral iron therapy
no change
treatment for anemia
patients with collagenous gastritis
in 12 patients
was only documented
#1
antisecretory measures
neutral
treatment
patients with collagenous gastritis
in 13 patients
were used
#2
proton pump inhibitors
neutral
treatment
patients with collagenous gastritis
in 12 patients
were used
#3
histamine-2 blockers
neutral
treatment
patients with collagenous gastritis
in 3 patients
were used
#4
sucralfate
neutral
treatment
patients with collagenous gastritis
in 5 patients
was used
#5
prednisolone
neutral
treatment
patients with collagenous gastritis
in 6 patients
was used
#6
oral budesonide
neutral
treatment
patients with collagenous gastritis
in 3 patients
was used
#7
oral budesonide in fish oil
neutral
treatment
patients with collagenous gastritis
in 1 patient
was used
#8
triple therapy
neutral
treatment
patients with collagenous gastritis
in 3 patients
was used
#9
therapy
no change
clinical improvement
patients with collagenous gastritis
in 3 (13%) patients
showed no clinical improvement
#10
therapy
decrease
symptoms
patients with collagenous gastritis
19 out of 22
were reported with improved symptoms
#11
therapy
decrease
symptoms
patients with collagenous gastritis
8
had complete symptom resolution
#12
spontaneous clinical resolution without antisecretory, anti-inflammatory or gastroprotective agents
increase
clinical resolution
patients with collagenous gastritis
in 5 patients
was noted
#13
supplemental iron
neutral
treatment
patients with collagenous gastritis
in 4 patients
was received
#14
long term therapy
neutral
iron supplementation
children with collagenous gastritis
-
usually included
#15
Abstract

Collagenous gastritis (CG) is characterized by patchy subepithelial collagen bands. Effective treatment and the clinical and histological outcome of CG in children are poorly defined. The aim of this study is to summarize the published literature on the clinical outcome and response to therapy of pediatric CG including two new cases. We performed a search in Pubmed, OVID for related terms; articles including management and clinical and/or endo-histologic follow up information were included and abstracted. Reported findings were pooled in a dedicated database including the corresponding data extracted from chart review in our patients with CG. Twenty-four patients were included (17 females) with a mean age of 11.7 years. The clinical presentation included iron deficiency anemia and dyspepsia. The reported duration of follow up (in 18 patients) ranged between 0.2-14 years. Despite most subjects presenting with anemia including one requiring blood transfusion, oral iron therapy was only documented in 12 patients. Other treatment modalities were antisecretory measures in 13 patients; proton pump inhibitors (12), or histamine-2 blockers (3), sucralfate (5), prednisolone (6), oral budesonide in 3 patients where one received it in fish oil and triple therapy (3). Three (13%) patients showed no clinical improvement despite therapy; conversely 19 out of 22 were reported with improved symptoms including 8 with complete symptom resolution. Spontaneous clinical resolution without antisecretory, anti-inflammatory or gastroprotective agents was noted in 5 patients (4 received only supplemental iron). Follow up endo-histopathologic data (17 patients) included persistent collagen band and stable Mononuclear cell infiltrate in 12 patients with histopathologic improvement in 5 patients. Neither collagen band thickness nor mononuclear cell infiltrate correlated with clinical course. Intestinal metaplasia and endocrine cell hyperplasia were reported (1) raising the concern of long term malignant transformation. In summary, CG in children is a chronic disease, typically with a variable clinical response and an indolent course that is distinct from the adult phenotype. Long term therapy usually included iron supplementation but cannot be standardized, given the chronicity of the disease, variability of response and potential for adverse events.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdolescentAge FactorsAnemia, Iron-DeficiencyBiopsyChildChronic DiseaseCollagenDrug Therapy, CombinationDyspepsiaFemaleGastric MucosaGastritisHumansInfantMalePhenotypePredictive Value of TestsStomachTreatment OutcomeYoung Adult
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Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy65/10
Quality70/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations31
Citations/Year2.6
Relative Citation Ratio1.50
NIH Percentile65.1%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.75
Weight Score1.66
Normalized Score0.60
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