Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Treatment of stasis dermatitis using aminaphtone: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor causing unexplained anemia in a toddler: a case report. | Salameh et al. Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011 5 69 http content 5 1 69 JOURNALOF medical Ur Case REPORTS CASE REPORT Open Access Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor causing unexplained anemia in a toddler a case report 12 2 3 4 1 Mohammad Salameh Iyad Sultan Maha Barbar Maysa Al Hussaini Abdullah Jameel Khalil Ghandour Ma in Masarweh1 Abstract Introduction Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is a very rare benign tumor in children that mimics malignant tumors in its aggressiveness locally and by the possibility of recurrence after surgical resection and causing anemia of chronic disease which is a decrease in hemoglobin 1 to 2 g dL below normal level in a patient with chronic illness. Case presentation A 32-month-old boy from Libya presented with microcytic hypochromic anemia. He had been treated in three countries and five centers without response to medical therapy. He was investigated at our center and found to have a mass in the colon causing intermittent intussusception and bleeding. He was treated surgically and his condition improved dramatically. The pathology report proved a diagnosis of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor. Conclusion We report a case of an unusual tumor of the gastrointestinal tract causing chronic anemia not responding to medical treatment and discuss the characteristics of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor. In our case we stress the involvement of a multidisciplinary team in treating such a patient who presents with common symptoms and signs but in whom there has been no response to any of the measures and treatment protocols. Introduction Anemia of chronic disease is an entity that explains a decrease in hemoglobin usually 1 to 2 g dL below normal level in a patient with a chronic illness. This form of anemia is multifactorial and can be caused by autoimmune diseases chronic infections or neoplasms. Erythrocytes are usually normocytic but can be microcytic in which case distinguishing it from .
