A woman with ongoing anaemia

In a 65-year-old female with iron deficiency anaemia, video capsule endoscopy showed an ulcerative polyp in the proximal ileum. After histological examination we made the diagnosis 'granuloma pyogenicum', a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. After partial resection of the small intes...

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Published in:	Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde Vol. 158; no. 3; p. A7107
Main Authors:	Indemans, Fleur A, Ruijter, Emiel, Feith, Geert W
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Dutch
Published:	Netherlands 2014
Subjects:	Aged Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - diagnosis Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - etiology Capsule Endoscopy Diagnosis, Differential Female Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - diagnosis Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - etiology Granuloma, Pyogenic - complications Granuloma, Pyogenic - diagnosis Granuloma, Pyogenic - surgery Humans Ileum - pathology Intestinal Polyps - complications Intestinal Polyps - diagnosis Intestinal Polyps - surgery Treatment Outcome
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Summary:	In a 65-year-old female with iron deficiency anaemia, video capsule endoscopy showed an ulcerative polyp in the proximal ileum. After histological examination we made the diagnosis 'granuloma pyogenicum', a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. After partial resection of the small intestine, the anaemia was cured.
ISSN:	0028-2162 1876-8784