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| ==Helicobacter gastritis== | | ==Helicobacter gastritis== |
| *Often abbreviated ''[[HP]]''.
| | {{Main|Helicobacter gastritis}} |
| ===General===
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| *Several Helicobacter species can cause gastritis:
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| **''[[Helicobacter pylori]]'' - most common.
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| **''Helicobacter heilmannii''.
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| Epidemiologic associations - ''Helicobacter'' infections are associated with:<ref>{{Ref PBoD|814}}</ref>
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| *Gastritis.
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| *Peptic ulcers.
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| *Cancer.
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| **Carcinoma.
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| **[[MALT lymphoma]].
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| ===Gross===
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| *Thickened gastric folds.
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| *Erythema.
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| ===Microscopic===
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| Features:
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| *Helicobacter organisms - '''key feature'''.
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| **''Helicobacter pylori'':
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| ***Usually have v-shape (seagull-like shape).
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| ****May have a curved shape (comma-like shape) or U-shape.<ref name=pmid21290743>{{Cite journal | last1 = Mobley | first1 = HLT. | last2 = Mendz | first2 = GL. | last3 = Hazell | first3 = SL. | last4 = Andersen | first4 = LP. | last5 = Wadström | first5 = T. | title = Basic Bacteriology and Culture | journal = | volume = | issue = | pages = | month = | year = | doi = | PMID = 21290743 | url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2444/}} </ref>
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| **''Helicobacter heilmannii'':<ref name=pmid16224223 >{{Cite journal | last1 = Singhal | first1 = AV. | last2 = Sepulveda | first2 = AR. | title = Helicobacter heilmannii gastritis: a case study with review of literature. | journal = Am J Surg Pathol | volume = 29 | issue = 11 | pages = 1537-9 | month = Nov | year = 2005 | doi = | PMID = 16224223 }}</ref>
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| ***Corkscrew appearance.
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| *Inflammation - usually ''moderate chronic active''.
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| **Clusters of (lamina propria) [[plasma cell]]s.
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| **[[Neutrophil]]s, numerous, classically intraepithelial.
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| Tips:
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| #One needs to look at 400x magnification. Even at 400x they are possible to miss.
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| #*Helicobacter are damn small. They are smaller than the nucleus of the gastric foveollar cell.
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| #Look for mucus - they preferentially reside there.
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| #*This is usually close to the opening of the gastric pits.
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| #Helicobacter are found in groups. When you see several that are the same size and shape you can be sure they are real.
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| Notes:
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| *Helicobacter can be in antrum and/or body.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Maaroos HI, Kekki M, Villako K, Sipponen P, Tamm A, Sadeniemi L |title=The occurrence and extent of Helicobacter pylori colonization and antral and body gastritis profiles in an Estonian population sample |journal=Scand. J. Gastroenterol. |volume=25 |issue=10 |pages=1010-7 |year=1990 |month=October |pmid=2263873 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
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| *Helicobacter don't like the intestinal mucosa ''or'' mucosa that has undergone [[intestinal metaplasia]]; you're less likely to find 'em adjacent to it. In general, Helicobacter is uncommon in the context of a case with IM... but common enough that one still ought to look for it.
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| *May be associated with G-cell hyperplasia.<ref name=pmid8680911>{{Cite journal | last1 = Kwan | first1 = CP. | last2 = Tytgat | first2 = GN. | title = Antral G-cell hyperplasia: a vanishing disease? | journal = Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol | volume = 7 | issue = 11 | pages = 1099-1103 | month = Nov | year = 1995 | doi = | PMID = 8680911 }}</ref>
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| DDx:
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| *Dirt - material has a variable size.
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| *Contamination from oropharynx - bacilli straight, not associated with gastric mucosa.
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| Images:
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| *[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Immunohistochemical_detection_of_Helicobacter_%281%29_histopatholgy.jpg H. pylori - IHC (WC)].
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| *Helicobacter gastritis:
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| **[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gastritis_helicobacter_-_high_mag.jpg Gastritis due to HP (WC)].
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| **[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gastritis_helicobacter_-_very_high_mag_cropped.jpg HP visible (WC)].
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| *[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Helicobacter_gastritis Set of images - HP gastritis (WC)].
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| *[http://gut.bmj.com/content/58/12/1669/F2.large.jpg Helicobacter heilmannii (bmj.com)].<ref>URL: [http://gut.bmj.com/content/58/12/1669.extract http://gut.bmj.com/content/58/12/1669.extract]. Accessed on: 2 March 2012.</ref>
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| ===Stains===
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| *[[Cresyl violet stain]] - background and organisms blue.
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| *[[Warthin-Starry stain]] - background yellow, organisms black.
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| ===IHC===
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| *Helicobacter pylori IHC stain +ve.
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| Note:
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| *Reportly also stains ''Helicobacter heilmannii''.<ref name=pmid16224223 >{{Cite journal | last1 = Singhal | first1 = AV. | last2 = Sepulveda | first2 = AR. | title = Helicobacter heilmannii gastritis: a case study with review of literature. | journal = Am J Surg Pathol | volume = 29 | issue = 11 | pages = 1537-9 | month = Nov | year = 2005 | doi = | PMID = 16224223 }}</ref>
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| ===Sign out===
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| ====Body====
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| <pre>
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| STOMACH, BIOPSY:
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| - BODY-TYPE MUCOSA WITH MODERATE CHRONIC ACTIVE GASTRITIS.
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| - ABUNDANT HELICOBACTER-LIKE ORGANISMS PRESENT.
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| - NEGATIVE FOR INTESTINAL METAPLASIA.
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| - NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA AND NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
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| </pre>
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| ====Body====
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| <pre>
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| STOMACH, BIOPSY:
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| - ANTRAL-TYPE MUCOSA WITH MODERATE CHRONIC ACTIVE GASTRITIS.
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| - ABUNDANT HELICOBACTER-LIKE ORGANISMS PRESENT.
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| - NEGATIVE FOR INTESTINAL METAPLASIA.
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| - NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA AND NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
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| </pre>
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| ====Micro====
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| The sections show antral-type gastric mucosa with abundant lamina propria plasma cells and
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| focal intraepithelial neutrophils. Cocci and bacilli are present. Some of the bacilli
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| are Helicobactor-like. The epithelium matures normally to the surface. No goblet cells
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| are identified.
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| ==Intestinal metaplasia of the stomach== | | ==Intestinal metaplasia of the stomach== |