A Case of H. pylori-associated Granulomatous Gastritis with Hypertrophic Gastropathy.

Author: Yeon Soo KIM ¹ ; Hye Kyung LEE ; Jong Ok KIM ; Seung Woo LEE ; Sang Beom KANG ; Soon Woo NAM ; Dong Soo LEE
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1. Department of Internal Medicine, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea.
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Granulomatous gastritis; Helicobacter pylori; Hypertrophic gastritis
MeSH: Gastritis; Gastritis, Hypertrophic; Giant Cells; Granuloma; Helicobacter pylori; Humans; Middle Aged; Urease
From:Gut and Liver 2009;3(2):137-140
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: A 46-year-old man had chronic granulomatous gastritis characterized by giant gastric folds with noncaseating epithelioid granulomas including giant cells in the corpus. No definite etiologic factors were detected. Histology and the rapid urease test indicated that H. pylori was present in both the antrum and corpus. The granulomatous gastritis with giant gastric folds improved after H. pylori eradication. This case suggests an association between isolated granulomatous gastritis and H. pylori infection.