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Cameron erosion
Epidemiology:
- 5% of patients with hiatal hernia
Pathology:
- linear erosions of gastric hiatal hernia mucosa
- thought to be caused by mechanical trauma of hiatal hernia sliding up & down
Clinical manifestations:
- chronic upper GI hemorrhage presenting as iron-deficiency anemia
Laboratory:
- complete blood count vs hemoglobin/hematocrit
- iron studies
Special laboratory:
- upper GI endoscopy
Management:
- proton pump inhibitor
- oral iron supplementation
- surgical repair of hiatal hernia
General
mucosal erosion
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 14, 17, 18, 19.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2006, 2015, 2018, 2021