Background/Aims Atrophic gastritis is considered a premalignant lesion. We aimed to evaluate the risk factors for gastric tumorigenesis in underlying mucosal atrophy. Methods A total of 10,185 subjects who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy between 2003 and 2004 were enrolled in this retrospective cohort study. Follow-up endoscopy was performed between 2005 and 2014. Atrophic gastriti...

Introduction. We hereby describe the case of a young female patient who presented with pseudothrombotic microangiopathy, as well as pancytopenia accompanied by autoimmune atrophic gastritis. Case Presentation. A 36-year-old Caucasian woman presented to the emergency department with fatigue and dyspnea on minimal exertion. Physical examination was unremarkable except for pallor and noninjected c...

The association between Helicobacter pylori infection and tooth loss has been studied in Western countries; however, this relationship remains controversial. Although the prevalence of H. pylori infection is higher and atrophic gastritis is usually observed in patients with H. pylori infection in Japan unlike that in Western population, no study has examined the association between H. pylori in...

Vitamin B12, a water-soluble vitamin is important in DNA synthesis. Inadequate intake of animal foods and pernicious anaemia (loss intrinsic factor due to autoimmune atrophic gastritis) are known be the most common causes severe deficiency worldwide (1).
 Although patients with have only mild haematological findings, very few presents present symptomatic pancytopenia, (haemaglobin

This paper describes a five year follow-up study of the incidence and course of gastritis affecting the antrum and body of the stomach of 50 patients, most of whom presented with non-ulcer dyspepsia and a few with peptic ulceration. We have shown that antral gastritis, like gastritis affecting the fundus, becomes more severe in a proportion of patients as time goes by. Perhaps more important is...

DESCRIPTION An elderly woman with vitamin B12 deficiency was evaluated for dysphagia. Upper endoscopy identified Schatzki’s ring, the likely cause of her dysphagia, and atrophic gastric mucosa with absent folds and prominent vasculature (figure 1A). In addition, there were several erythematous papules in the gastric body (figure 1B,C). Biopsies of the papules revealed trabecular infiltrates of ...