Autoimmune Gastritis in the Pediatric Age: An Underestimated Condition Report of Two Cases and Review

• Main Authors: Chiara Saglietti (Author), Amedeo Sciarra (Author), Karim Abdelrahman (Author), Vanessa Schneider (Author), Arti Karpate (Author), Andreas Nydegger (Author), Christine Sempoux (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Diagnosis of pediatric autoimmune gastritis (AIG) in children is important due to poor outcome and risk of malignancy. This condition is often underestimated in the clinico-pathologic diagnostic work-up, leading to delayed time-to-diagnosis. To increase the awareness of this condition in...