Yonsei Med J.  2007 Apr;48(2):240-246. 10.3349/ymj.2007.48.2.240.

Nodular Gastritis and Pathologic Findings in Children and Young Adults with Helicobacter pylori Infection

• Koh H
• Noh TW
• Baek SY
• Chung KS

• KMID: 1779526
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2007.48.2.240

Abstract

PURPOSE
The aim of this study was to investigate the pathologic characteristics of nodular gastritis in children and young adults infected with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 328 patients were enrolled in this study, and the diagnosis of H. pylori infection was done with gastroduodenal endoscopy concomitant with a CLO

Keyword

Helicobacter pylori; updated Sydney system; nodular gastritis; gastritis score

MeSH Terms

Odds Ratio
Male
Humans
*Helicobacter pylori
Helicobacter Infections/*pathology
Gastritis/epidemiology/*pathology
Gastric Mucosa/microbiology/*pathology
Female
Endoscopy
Child, Preschool
Child
Biopsy
Adult
Adolescent

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Endoscopic diagnoses and H. pylori density. Nodular gastritis is most common with mild H. pylori density (p < 0.001). (SG, superficial gastritis; NG, nodular gastritis; PU, peptic ulcer disease.)

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  Fig. 2 Distribution of patients infected with H. pylori and their gastritis scores. About 55.5% of patients had a gastritis score of 3, 4 or 5.

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  Fig. 3 Endoscopic diagnoses and gastritis scores. Nodular gastritis is the most common finding in patients with gastritis scores of 3, 4 or 5. (SG, superficial gastritis; NG, nodular gastritis; PU, peptic ulcer disease.)

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