Radio-Iron (59Fe) Studies in Acute Ulcerative Colitis
- 1 April 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
- Vol. 3 (2) , 189-192
- https://doi.org/10.3109/00365526809180121
Abstract
Intravenous and oral 59Fe studies are reported in active ulcerative colitis. In five patients almost complete red-cell uptake occurred after intravenous 59Fe, but in another eight cases uptake was reduced, compared with iron deficient controls, when 59Fe was given orally. It is suggested that iron absorption is impaired in active ulcerative colitis, possibly due to small intestine changes.Keywords
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