Allison M C, Baxter J N, Russell R I
Gastroenterology Unit, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow.
Scott Med J. 1991 Dec;36(6):182-3. doi: 10.1177/003693309103600608.
We report a 58-year-old man with recurrent ulceration in a Barrett's oesophagus whose iron-deficiency anaemia was in fact due to a caecal carcinoma. Recent reports suggest an association between these two disorders. A Barrett's oesophagus should not be blamed for iron deficiency unless neoplasms of the colon have been excluded.