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Gastritis (Aetiology (Viruses, NSAIDs, Autoimmune - pernicious anaemia is…
Gastritis
Aetiology
Viruses
NSAIDs
Autoimmune - pernicious anaemia is associated with antibodies to gastric parietal cells + IF
Alcohol
H.pylori - most common cause
Hiatus hernia
Investigations
Acute inflammation: neutrophilic infiltration
Chronic inflammation: lymphocytes, macrophages, plasma cells
Endoscopy + biopsy is taken for histological analysis
Mucosa is reddened
Symptoms
Vomiting
Melaena
Epigastric pain
Treatment
PPI
H.pylori eradication
Ranitidine - H2 blocker
Definition
Gastritis is inflammation of the gastric mucosa