Gastric Siderosis in a long term Iron Pill taker

Soorih Shaikh; Sarwan Shaikh; Haider Abdul Munim; Adeel Reza; Nisar Ahmed

31 Aug 2015 Vol. 3 (08) pp. 905-907

Gastric Siderosis in a long term Iron Pill taker

Soorih Shaikh, Sarwan Shaikh, Haider Abdul Munim, Adeel Reza, Nisar Ahmed

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Abstract

Oral Iron supplementation may lead to iron deposition in gastric mucosa. This is not recognized as much as in conditions of iron overload such as hemochromatosis and multiple blood transfusions. Nevertheless mucosal damage secondary to oral iron intake over a long period of time is a significant cause of Gastric Siderosis.

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Soorih Shaikh, Sarwan Shaikh, Haider Abdul Munim, Adeel Reza, Nisar Ahmed (2015); Gastric Siderosis in a long term Iron Pill taker, Int. J. of Adv. Res., 3 (08), 905-907, ISSN 2320-5407.

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