Gastritis and Peptic Ulcer

Gastritis is inflammation of the gastric mucosa. It is diagnosed and classified histologically because endoscopic appearances such as redness are often misleading. Gastritis is seldom if ever symptomatic, but can have important clinical sequelae, principally duodenal and gastric ulceration, gastric...

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Published inMedicine (Abingdon. 1995, UK ed.) Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 15 - 18
Main Authors Bebb, James, James, Martin W, Atherton, John
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 2003
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gastritis
peptic ulcer
peptic ulcer
gastritis
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Summary:Gastritis is inflammation of the gastric mucosa. It is diagnosed and classified histologically because endoscopic appearances such as redness are often misleading. Gastritis is seldom if ever symptomatic, but can have important clinical sequelae, principally duodenal and gastric ulceration, gastric adenocarcinoma and primary gastric lymphoma. The three most important causes of gastritis are Helicobacter pylori infection, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) (and aspirin) and autoimmunity (Figure 1).
ISSN:1357-3039
1878-9390
DOI:10.1383/medc.31.1.15.28592