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AA. Gastric C I 06. ppt - Università degli studi di Pavia

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NATURAL HISTORY OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION. III.<br />

* HP usually acquired in<br />

childhood;<br />

* acute HP infection (gray) →<br />

transient, rarely <strong>di</strong>agnosed hypo -<br />

chlorhydria;<br />

- persistent infection → chronic<br />

gastritis (green) in most pts (80 -<br />

90%, without symptoms);<br />

* variable further clinical course:<br />

hypocloridria<br />

- pts with ↑ acid output (red) →<br />

antral gastritis pre<strong>di</strong>sposing to<br />

duodenal ulcer;<br />

- pts with ↓ acid output (black) →<br />

gastritis in stomach’s body<br />

pre<strong>di</strong>sposing to gastric ulcer and (more rarely) to gastric carcinoma;<br />

[* HP infection induces mucosa - associated lymphoid tissue (MALT),<br />

possibly lea<strong>di</strong>ng to malignant lymphoma]

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