TY - JOUR AU - Shahzadi, Nagina , AU - Cheema, Huma Arshad AU - Saeed, Anjum AU - Malik, Hassan Suleman AU - Waheed, Nadia PY - 2018/04/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - ETIOLOGY AND PATTERN OF PRESENTATION OF GASTRITIS IN CHILDREN, OUR EXPERIENCE AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL: Gastritis in Children JF - Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal JA - PAFMJ VL - 68 IS - 2 SE - Original Articles DO - UR - https://www.pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/1328 SP - 289-93 AB - <p><em><strong>Objective:</strong> </em>This study aimed to look in to the frequency of different causes and pattern of presentation of gastritis in children less than 16 years of age.<br><em><strong>Study Design</strong></em>: Prospective cross sectional study.<br><em><strong>Place and Duration of Study</strong></em>: This study was performed in the Children Hospital and the Institute of Child<br>health, Lahore, from Jan 2016 to Jan 2017.<br><em><strong>Material and Methods</strong></em>: This study was performed in the department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Children Hospital and the Institute of Child health, Lahore, from Jan 2016 to Jan 2017. One<br>hundred and sixty children fulfilling the inclusion criteria were enrolled in this study. All patients went through<br>endoscopy. Macroscopic findings were noted and gastritis was confirmed by histological analysis of gastric<br>mucosa. Biopsies were taken from gastric antrum, the body and pylorus.<br>Results: The mean age of children was 8.73 ± 3.70 years (range 2-16years), and majority were in the age range of 6-10years. Males were affected slightly more than females with a ratio of 1.3:1. Drug induced gastritis was the major contributor in 58 (36.2%) patients followed by food related gastritis in 55 (34.3%). H.Pylori positive gastritis was seen in 38 (23.7%) patients. No cause of gastritis was found in 5.6% of patients.<br>Conclusion: Our study concluded that drug induced gastritis and food related gastritis was more common than H. Pylori positive gastritis in children in our setting.<br>Keywords: Gastritis, Helicobacter pylori, Junk food, NSAIDS.</p> ER -