Atrophic gastritis

Introduction: Atrophic gastritis

Description of Atrophic gastritis

Atrophic gastritis: chronic gastritis with atrophy of the mucous membrane and destruction of the peptic glands, sometimes associated with pernicious anemia or gastric carcinoma; also applied to gastric atrophy without inflammatory changes.
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Atrophic gastritis: GASTRITIS with atrophy of the GASTRIC MUCOSA, the GASTRIC PARIETAL CELLS, and the mucosal glands leading to ACHLORHYDRIA. Atrophic gastritis usually progresses from chronic gastritis.
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Atrophic gastritis: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Atrophic gastritis:

• Atrophic
• Gastritis (39 causes)

Terms associated with Atrophic gastritis:

The following terms can be used for Atrophic gastritis

• achlorhydria
• gastritis

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Atrophic gastritis

The following list attempts to classify Atrophic gastritis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Gastritis and duodenitis
• DISEASES OF ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, AND DUODENUM
• DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

External links related to: Atrophic gastritis

• eMedicine - Gastritis, Atrophic : Article by Antonia R Sepulveda, MD, PhD

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