Under a gastritis is an inflammation of the stomach lining, which can have several causes: infection (Helicobacter pylori), drugs and other substances (NSAIDs, alcohol), stress and autoimmune phenomena (atrophic gastritis). Many cases are asymptomatic, but sometimes dyspepsia and gastrointestinal bleeding may occur. The diagnosis is made endoscopically. Treatment is directed at the cause, it is often in a suppression of acid formation and in the H. pylori infection in the administration of antibiotics.
on the degree of mucosal damage, a distinction erosive (Erosive gastritis) and a Non-erosive (Non-erosive gastritis) gastritis. In addition, the gastritis is classified according to the affected region, d. H. Cardia, corpus or antrum. Gastritis can be histologically classified as acute and chronic form continue, based on the cellular composition of the inflammatory infiltrate. No classification scheme fits perfectly with the pathophysiology, there is a high degree of overlap. Some forms of gastritis are acid and H. pylori-related (Helicobacter pylori infection). In addition, the term is often used casually to refer to nonspecific, unexplained abdominal discomfort and gastroenteritis.
Under a gastritis is an inflammation of the stomach lining, which can have several causes: infection (Helicobacter pylori), drugs and other substances (NSAIDs, alcohol), stress and autoimmune phenomena (atrophic gastritis). Many cases are asymptomatic, but sometimes dyspepsia and gastrointestinal bleeding may occur. The diagnosis is made endoscopically. Treatment is directed at the cause, it is often in a suppression of acid formation and in the H. pylori infection in the administration of antibiotics. on the degree of mucosal damage, a distinction erosive (Erosive gastritis) and a Non-erosive (Non-erosive gastritis) gastritis. In addition, the gastritis is classified according to the affected region, d. H. Cardia, corpus or antrum. Gastritis can be histologically classified as acute and chronic form continue, based on the cellular composition of the inflammatory infiltrate. No classification scheme fits perfectly with the pathophysiology, there is a high degree of overlap. Some forms of gastritis are acid and H. pylori-related (Helicobacter pylori infection). In addition, the term is often used casually to refer to nonspecific, unexplained abdominal discomfort and gastroenteritis. The acute gastritis characterized by infiltration of polymorphonuclear cells in the mucosa of the antrum and the corpus. Acute gastritis image provided by David M. Martin, M.D. var model = {thumbnailUrl: ‘/-/media/manual/professional/images/acute_gastritis_high_de.jpg?la=de&thn=0&mw=350’ imageUrl: ‘/-/media/manual/professional/images/acute_gastritis_high_de.jpg?la = en & thn = 0 ‘, title:’ Acute gastritis ‘, description:’ u003Ca id = “v37892505 ” class = “”anchor “” u003e u003c / a u003e u003cdiv class = “”para “” u003e u003cp u003eAkute gastritis by u003ci u003eHelicobacter pylori u003c / i u003e infection u003c / p u003e u003c / div u003e ‘credits’. picture courtesy of David M. Martin