Patients developing inflammatory bowel disease have iron deficiency and lower plasma ferritin years before diagnosis: a nested case-control study

• Published in: European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology Vol. 32; no. 9; p. 1147
• Main Authors: Widbom, Lovisa, Ekblom, Kim, Karling, Pontus, Hultdin, Johan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.09.2020

Iron deficiency is common among inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients, generally reported without comparisons with controls. The aim of this study was to analyse if iron deficiency was more common among those later developing IBD compared to matched controls in a prospective setting. We included...