Reversal of iron deficiency anemia in a patient with gastric antral vascular ectasia treated with cyproheptadine [2]

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 183-184

  Soykan, Irfan ^a   Toruner, Murat ^a   Idilman, Ramazan ^a   Özden, Ali ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYPROHEPTADINE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST;

ACHLORHYDRIA; AGED; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ANTRUM VASCULAR ECTASIA;

AGED; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CYPROHEPTADINE; FEMALE; GASTRIC ANTRAL VASCULAR ECTASIA; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037309353     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200302000-00021     Document Type: Letter

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