The incidence of anaemia and the use of the ELISA method for measuring hepcidin levels in children with inflammatory bowel disease
2014
Abstract
The aim of the study was to identify the incidence of anemia in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (n=133), to define characteristics of anemia and to assess the results of hepcidin measurement by ELISA test in selected group of IBD patients (n=56). Our findings suggest that ACD is the most common type of anemia in IBD children and it is accompanied with true iron deficiency.
These results differ from currently published data in adult IBD patients. Measuring hepcidin levels is a helpful tool in iron deficiency diagnosis and may represent an important indicator when selecting the most appropriate treatment option.