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