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Regression of Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease After Eradication of Helicobacter pylori

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A 20-year-old male presented with low-grade fever, abdominal pain, anorexia, and weight loss of 4-month duration. On examination, he was emaciated. Barium meal follow-through examination showed extensive nodularity and thickening of duodenal and jejunal folds. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the abdomen revealed extensive proximal small-bowel thickening with mesenteric lymphadenopathy. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and enteroscopy revealed thickening of folds with multiple small superficial ulceration involving antrum, duodenum, and jejunum. The duodenal and jejunal biopsy was suggestive of immunoproliferative small intestinal disease, stage 0 (Salem) or stage A (Galian). Antral biopsy showed presence of Helicobacter pylori infection. He underwent H. pylori eradication following which he had significant clinical improvement; repeat evaluation at 6 months showed dramatic improvement in his clinical, radiological, and histological parameters.

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    Usha Dutta, Harsh Udawat, Mohd Talha Noor, Gurbakhshish Singh Sidhu, Rakesh Kochhar, Kim Vaiphei & Kartar Singh

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Dutta, U., Udawat, H., Noor, M.T. et al. Regression of Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease After Eradication of Helicobacter pylori . J Gastrointest Canc 41, 212–215 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-010-9138-z

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