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Unusual forms of gastric inflammation and their relationship to Helicobacter pylori infection

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The usual form of inflammation seen in gastric biopsies is that of an active chronic gastritis associated with Helicobacter pylori infection. This can be diffuse (a pangastritis) or be more dominant in the antrum or corpus of the stomach. Occasionally, a mild diffuse inactive chronic gastritis without detectable helicobacters is encountered. This form could follow H. pylori infection which has been eradicated, either therapeutically or’ spontaneously’, or have a totally different aetiology. A focal pattern of chronic inflammation can be a microscopic feature of Crohn’s disease1. Unusual forms of H. pylori infection are also recognized. For instance, in children, infection frequently produces antral lymphoid hyperplasia giving rise to endoscopic nodularity. Likewise ‘giant fold’ gastritis is another gross pattern of response to H. pylori infection that can mimic Ménétrier’s disease2.

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology, McMaster University Medical Centre, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5, Canada

    Richard H. Hunt (Professor of Medicine Director) (Professor of Medicine Director)

  2. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Centre, 9 Meibergdreef, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Guido N. J. Tytgat (Professor) (Professor)

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Dixon, M.F. (2000). Unusual forms of gastric inflammation and their relationship to Helicobacter pylori infection. In: Hunt, R.H., Tytgat, G.N.J. (eds) Helicobacter pylori. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3927-4_24

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