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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 2022; 14(03): 127-128
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1757472
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Image Quiz: A Biopsy of Gastric Mucosa from a 10-Year-Old Child with a History of Iron Deficiency Anemia Who Presented with Chief Complaint of Abdominal Pain

Mark Altawil
1   Case Western University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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Samir Kahwash
2   Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States
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[Fig. 1] is a composite of microscopic images from a hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stained mucosal biopsy taken at upper endoscopy from a 10-year-old child who presented with abdominal pain. Past medical history is significant for iron deficiency anemia managed by oral iron supplements.

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Fig. 1 (A–D) A hematoxylin and eosin-stained biopsy of gastric mucosa showing active and chronic gastritis and deposits of brown pigment in glands lumens.

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