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*"Chemical gastritis" is misnomer. Etymologically, the ''-itis'' in ''gastritis'', implies an inflammatory process. Chemical gastropathy is not (predominantly) an inflammatory process. | *"Chemical gastritis" is misnomer. Etymologically, the ''-itis'' in ''gastritis'', implies an inflammatory process. Chemical gastropathy is not (predominantly) an inflammatory process. | ||
**This type of confusion is not uncommon. [[Steatohepatitis]] is another example of this; it is not a process with significant inflammation yet, confusingly, carries the ''-itis'' ending. | **This type of confusion is not uncommon. [[Steatohepatitis]] is another example of this; it is not a process with significant inflammation yet, confusingly, carries the ''-itis'' ending. | ||
===Gross/endoscopic=== | |||
Features:<ref>{{Ref GLP|69}}</ref> | |||
*Antral erythema +/- erosions. | |||
*+/-Bile. | |||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== |
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